English Online Dictionary. What means lifestyle? What does lifestyle mean?
English
Alternative forms
- life style
- life-style
Etymology
life + style
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/
- enPR: līfʹstīl'
Noun
lifestyle (plural lifestyles)
- A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.
- (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
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English lifestyle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laifesˈtail/ [lai̯.fesˈt̪ai̯l]
- Rhymes: -ail
Noun
lifestyle m (plural lifestyles)
- (marketing) lifestyle
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.