livelihood
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livelihood
- /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ UK
- /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ US
- /ˈlaɪvlɪhʉd/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
Rhymes with -aɪvlihʊd
Where it comes from
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.
noun livelihoods · livelod · lyuelode · lyvelod
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A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
an independent livelihood; to make / earn / gain / win a good livelihood by the sweat of one's brow
Similar: living, subsistence, sustenance
- Property which brings in an income; an estate. Then ſayde Peter: Ananias how is it that ſatan hath filled thyne hert thatt thou ſhuldeſt lye vnto the holy gooſt and kepe awaye parte off the pryce off the lyvelod[…]?
- Liveliness; appearance of life. […] the tiranny of her ſorrowes takes all liuelihood from her cheeke.
- The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour. wel said Merlyn I knowe a lord of yours in this land that is a passyng true man & a feithful & he shal haue the nourysshyng of your child & his name is sir Ector & he is a lord of fair lyuelode in many partyes in Englond & walys
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: support, sustenance, keep, living, supply, job, income, upkeep, maintenance, revenue, subsistence, cost-of-living, survivorship, survival, pursuit, lifestyle
Translations
Every language
noun means of supporting oneself
| Español | modus vivendi, manera/forma de ganarse la vida, modo de ganarse la vida, medio de subsistencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 생계 saenggye |
| 日本語 | 生計 seikei |
| 中文 | 生計 /生计 shēngjì, 飯碗 /饭碗 fànwǎn |
| हिन्दी | जीविका jīvikā, आजीविका ājīvikā |
| Português | ganha-pão, sustento |
| Français | gagne-pain, subsistance |
| Deutsch | Lebensunterhalt, Lebensgrundlage, Auskommen, Existenzgrundlage, täglich Brot, Erwerbsquelle |
| Русский | сре́дства к существова́нию srédstva k suščestvovániju, пропита́ние propitánije, жизнь žiznʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sinh kế |
| العربية | مَعِيشَة maʕīša, مَعَاش maʕāš |
| עברית | מחיה michyá |
Talk about this word "livelihood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/livelihood. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. livelihood. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/livelihood "livelihood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/livelihood.Cite this
@misc{livelihood_2026,
title = {livelihood},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/livelihood},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
