livelihood

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (countable, uncountable) A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
  2. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Property which brings in an income; an estate.
  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Liveliness; appearance of life.
  4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour.

Concetti

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈlaɪvlɪhʊd/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English liflode, from Old English līflād (“course of life, conduct”), from līf (“life”) + lād (“course, journey”), later altered under the influence of lively, -hood. Compare life, lode.

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