lifestyle
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See also: life-style and life style
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - enPR: līfʹstīl'
Noun
lifestyle (plural lifestyles)
- A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.
- Synonyms: lifeway, way of life
- (marketing) The totality of the likes and dislikes of a particular section of the market, especially when expressed in terms of the products and services that they would buy; a marketing strategy based on the self-image of such a group.
Derived terms
Translations
style of living
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Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English lifestyle.
Pronunciation
Noun
lifestyle m (plural lifestyles)
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.