Lebenswelt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The sum total of all immediate phenomena which constitute the world of an individual or of a corporate life; life-world.

Pronunciation

lāʹbənzvĕlt /ˈleːbənzvɛlt/

Word forms

Lebenswelt Lebenswelten

Etymology

From German Lebenswelt: Leben (“life”) + Welt (“world”).

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