English Explanatory Dictionary

livelihood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-livelihood.wav En-us-livelihood.oga /ˈlaɪvlɪhʉd/

Word forms

livelihood livelihoods livelod lyuelode lyvelod

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

living subsistence sustenance
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