Lifestyle vs. Life

Lifestyle vs. Life — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Lifestyle and Life

Lifestylenoun

A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.

Lifenoun

(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.

Having experienced both, the vampire decided that he preferred (un)death to life.He gave up on life.

Lifestylenoun

(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.

Lifenoun

(biology) The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.

Lifestylenoun

a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes

Lifenoun

The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.

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Lifenoun

Lifeforms, generally or collectively.

It's life, but not as we know it.She discovered plant life on the planet.The rover discovered signs of life on the alien world.

Lifenoun

(countable) A living individual; the fact of a particular individual being alive. Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.

Many lives were lost during the war.Her quick thinking saved many dogs' lives.

Lifenoun

Existence.

Man's life on this planet has been marked by continual conflict.the eternal life of the soul

Lifenoun

A worthwhile existence.

He gets up early in the morning, works all day long — even on weekends — and hardly sees his family. That's no life!His life was ruined by drugs.

Lifenoun

A particular aspect of existence.

He struggled to balance his family life, social life and work life.sex life, political life

Lifenoun

(informal) Social life.

Get a life.
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Lifenoun

Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.

She's my love, my life.Running the bakery is her life.

Lifenoun

A period of time during which something has existence.

Lifenoun

The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.

This light bulb is designed to have a life of 2,000 hours.

Lifenoun

The span of time during which an object operates.

Lifenoun

The period of time during which an object is recognizable.

The life of this milk carton may be thousands of years in this landfill.

Lifenoun

A particular phase or period of existence.

Lifenoun

A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age).

Lifenoun

Animation; spirit; vivacity.

Lifenoun

The most lively component or participant.

Lifenoun

A biography.

His life of the founder is finished, except for the title.

Lifenoun

Nature, reality, and the forms that exist it.

Lifenoun

An opportunity for existence.

Lifenoun

(video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.

Scoring 1000 points is rewarded with an extra life.

Lifenoun

A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of an misplay by a member of the fielding team.

Lifenoun

The life insurance industry.

I work in life.

Lifenoun

(countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).

Lifenoun

a characteristic state or mode of living;

social lifecity lifereal life

Lifenoun

the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living;

he hoped for a new life in Australiahe wanted to live his own life without interference from others

Lifenoun

the experience of living; the course of human events and activities;

he could no longer cope with the complexities of life

Lifenoun

the condition of living or the state of being alive;

while there's life there's hopelife depends on many chemical and physical processes

Lifenoun

the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death);

the battery had a short lifehe lived a long and happy life

Lifenoun

the period between birth and the present time;

I have known him all his life

Lifenoun

animation and energy in action or expression;

it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it

Lifenoun

an account of the series of events making up a person's life

Lifenoun

the period from the present until death;

he appointed himself emperor for life

Lifenoun

a living person;

his heroism saved a life

Lifenoun

living things collectively;

the oceans are teeming with life

Lifenoun

a motive for living;

pottery was his life

Lifenoun

the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones;

there is no life on the moon

Lifenoun

a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives;

he got life for killing the guard