The lifestyle of a particular person or group of people is the living conditions, behaviour, and habits that are typical of them or are chosen by them.
They enjoyed an income and lifestyle that many people would envy.
...the change of lifestyle occasioned by the baby's arrival.
Synonyms: way of life, situation, ways, life More Synonyms of lifestyle
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Lifestyle magazines, television programmes, and products are aimed at people who wish to be associated with glamorous and successful lifestyles.
This year people are going for luxury and buying lifestyle products.
Her dream is to present a lifestyle show on television.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Lifestyle drugs are drugs that are intended to improve people's quality of life rather than to treat particular medical disorders.
'I see anti-depressants as a lifestyle drug,' says Dr Charlton.
lifestyle in British English
(ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl)
noun
1.
a set of attitudes, habits, or possessions associated with a particular person or group
2.
such attitudes, etc, regarded as fashionable or desirable
3. New Zealand
a.
a luxurious semirural manner of living
b.
(as modifier)
a lifestyle property
adjective
4.
suggestive of a fashionable or desirable lifestyle
a lifestyle café
5.
(of a drug) designed to treat problems, such as impotence or excess weight, which affect a person's quality of life rather than his or her health
lifestyle in American English
(ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl)
US
noun
the consistent, integrated way of life of an individual as typified by his or her manner, attitudes, possessions, etc.
: also sp. life style
lifestyle in Retail
(laɪfstaɪl)
adjective
(Retail: Marketing)
Lifestyle stores and products target customers who have a certain set of interests or want to live in a certain way.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ goods~product~ store
The retailer promotes itself as a lifestyle store catering to the needs of young do-it-yourself enthusiasts.
The mall is a unique mix of international fashion, arts and lifestyle brands, galleries and cafés, which will appeal to young image-conscious shoppers.
Lifestyle stores and products target customers who have a certain set of interests or wantto live in a certain way.
COBUILD Collocations
lifestyle
active lifestyle
balanced lifestyle
busy lifestyle
extravagant lifestyle
glamorous lifestyle
healthy lifestyle
hectic lifestyle
unhealthy lifestyle
Examples of 'lifestyle' in a sentence
lifestyle
Good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle are also vital.
The Sun (2016)
The royalties from such hit songs ensured a luxurious lifestyle.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The best way to lose weight is to make a lifestyle change.
The Sun (2017)
She can maintain a luxurious lifestyle by herself without my financial support.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Stop just talking about healthy lifestyle changes and take the first step.
The Sun (2016)
Continue to live a healthy lifestyle but have regular health checks including a blood pressure check and cholesterol check as you age.
The Sun (2016)
Once you identify the contributory factors, lifestyle or behaviour changes can help.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It turned me into an ambassador for a healthy, fit lifestyle.
The Sun (2016)
People 's lifestyles have changed in the past 40 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They're hungry, in need of a good scrub and pining for their luxury lifestyles.
The Sun (2016)
Your new love has a glamorous lifestyle.
The Sun (2014)
Today the pious warn us about our unhealthy lifestyles rather than our sins.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Whose house is much bigger and whose lifestyle you envy?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This is a relationship that leads to a luxurious lifestyle.
The Sun (2009)
You should also declare any health or lifestyle issues such as smoking or high blood pressure.
The Sun (2012)
Your new love has a luxury lifestyle but is very shy.
The Sun (2009)
Yet being filthy rich has not yet appeared to have affected their lifestyle.
The Sun (2012)
You have a healthy lifestyle and chances are your fitness age is younger than your real age.
The Sun (2013)
This chapter will give you the necessary guidance on how to change your lifestyle.
Wallace, Louise M & Bundy, Christine Coping with Angina (1990)
Shared success leads to a glamorous lifestyle but trust keeps it strong.
The Sun (2013)
There may be people whose lifestyles are difficult for you to understand and thus difficult to love.
Christianity Today (2000)
Their work fitted into their lifestyle rather than the other way around.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Real people are suffering real hardship while he enjoys a luxurious lifestyle partly funded by the taxpayer.
The Sun (2009)
To maintain my lifestyle and my health.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Your new love has a luxury lifestyle and tells great jokes.
The Sun (2012)
We encourage all women to lead a healthy lifestyle.
The Sun (2008)
There are lifestyle changes we can make to pull back from the brink and remain effective.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And they refuse to let little mishaps spoil their glamorous lifestyle.
The Sun (2009)
He has become trapped in a famous person 's lifestyle.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There's just nobody who gives us quality lifestyle envy the way they used to.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We should not be looking at social deprivation as a sole cause - poor parenting is found across all ranges of income and lifestyle.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They face grief and bereavement about loss of income, lifestyle, friends and status without sympathy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is not only inquiring whether a person 's lifestyle is in tune with what they say; it is also asking about sacrifice.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
lifestyle
British English: lifestyle /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ NOUN
Your lifestyle is the way you live, for example the things you normally do.
They enjoyed a lifestyle that many people would envy.
American English: lifestyle
Arabic: نَـمَطُ الْـحَيَاةِ
Brazilian Portuguese: estilo de vida
Chinese: 生活方式
Croatian: životni stil
Czech: životní styl
Danish: livsstil
Dutch: lifestyle
European Spanish: estilo de vida
Finnish: elämäntapa
French: mode de vie
German: Lebensstil
Greek: τρόπος ζωής
Italian: stile di vita
Japanese: ライフスタイル
Korean: 사는 양식
Norwegian: livsstil
Polish: styl życia
European Portuguese: estilo de vida
Romanian: stil de viață
Russian: стиль жизни
Latin American Spanish: estilo de vida
Swedish: livsstil
Thai: วิถีทางการดำเนินชีวิต
Turkish: yaşam biçimi
Ukrainian: стиль життя
Vietnamese: lối sống
British English: lifestyle ADJECTIVE
Lifestyle magazines, television programmes, and products are aimed at people who wish to be associated with glamorous and successful lifestyles.
This year people are going for luxury and buying lifestyle products.
American English: lifestyle
Brazilian Portuguese: estilo de vida
Chinese: 关于时尚生活的杂志、电视节目、产品等
European Spanish: de estilo
French: d'art de vivre
German: Lifestyle-
Italian: lussuoso
Japanese: ライフスタイルの
Korean: 고급의
European Portuguese: estilo de vida
Latin American Spanish: de estilo
Chinese translation of 'lifestyle'
lifestyle
(ˈlaɪfstaɪl)
n(c/u)
生活方式 (shēnghuó fāngshì) (种(種), zhǒng)
(noun)
Definition
a set of attitudes, habits, and possessions regarded as typical of a particular group or an individual
the change of lifestyle occasioned by the baby's arrival
Synonyms
way of life
situation
We are in a difficult financial situation.
ways
life
How did you adjust to college life?
position
He's going to be in a difficult position if things go badly.
condition
The government has to encourage people to better their condition.
conduct
Other people judge you by your conduct.
behaviour
He was asked to explain his extraordinary behaviour.
habits
customs
civilization
mores
Additional synonyms
in the sense of behaviour
Definition
manner of behaving
He was asked to explain his extraordinary behaviour.
Synonyms
conduct,
ways,
actions,
bearing,
attitude,
manner,
manners,
carriage,
demeanour,
deportment,
mien (literary),
comportment
in the sense of civilization
Definition
the total culture and way of life of a particular people, nation, region, or period
Synonyms
customs,
way of life,
mores
in the sense of condition
Definition
a particular state of being
The government has to encourage people to better their condition.
Synonyms
situation,
state,
position,
status,
circumstances,
plight,
status quo,
case,
predicament
Synonyms of 'lifestyle'
lifestyle
Explore 'lifestyle' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of conduct
Definition
behaviour
Other people judge you by your conduct.
Synonyms
behaviour,
ways,
bearing,
attitude,
manners,
carriage,
demeanour,
deportment,
mien (literary),
comportment
in the sense of life
Definition
a present condition or mode of existence
How did you adjust to college life?
Synonyms
way of life,
situation,
conduct,
behaviour,
lifestyle
in the sense of position
He's going to be in a difficult position if things go badly.