LIFESTYLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lifestyle mean? 

• LIFESTYLE (noun)
  The noun LIFESTYLE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LIFESTYLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIFESTYLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

life-style; life style; lifestyle; modus vivendi

Hypernyms ("lifestyle" is a kind of...):

fashion; manner; mode; style; way (how something is done or how it happens)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lifestyle"):

fast lane (a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation)

free living (a lifestyle given to easy indulgence of the appetites)

vanity fair (a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large cities)

 Context examples 

Most people can feel much better by making lifestyle changes, learning ways to relax and taking pain relievers.

(Headache, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Often your lifestyle and environment also play a role.

(Genetic Disorders, NIH: National Library of Medicine)

Families have many factors in common, including their genes, environment, and lifestyle.

(Family History, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Individuals at genetic risk for dementia should therefore be counselled to pursue a physically active lifestyle.

(Rare Alzheimer's Disease Patients May Delay Cognitive Decline with Exercise, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Which exams and screenings you need depends on your age, health and family history, and lifestyle choices such as what you eat, how active you are, and whether you smoke.

(Health Checkup, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Researchers at the University of Cambridge, who led a new study, say the findings reinforce the importance of an active lifestyle when planning pregnancy.

(Exercise in pregnancy improves health of obese mothers by restoring their tissues, University of Cambridge)

It may mean closer health monitoring and more counseling about possible lifestyle modifications to prevent high blood pressure.

(First-time pregnancy complications linked to increased risk of hypertension later in life, National Institutes of Health)

Given the health risk of obesity, it is time to move away from considering obesity as a lifestyle choice.

(Middle Age Severely Obese People More Likely to Die Early, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

They may also be a sign of shared environmental or lifestyle factors.

(Familial cancer, NCI Dictionary)

Terminology relevant to the social factors such as personal behavior, lifestyle, or environment belonging to the subject which are known to increase the likelihood of infection and disease.

(CDISC SDTM Social Risk Factor Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)