Meanings
nounactivities of daily living pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlygovernmentA set of common daily activities, including bathing, feeding, and relieving oneself. A person’s ability or inability to perform them is used as a measurement of their functional status.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Arabic أنشطة الحياة اليومية
- أنشطة الحياة اليوميةa set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
Catalan activitats de la vida diària
- activitats de la vida diàriaa set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
Chinese Mandarin 日常生活活動 /日常生活活动
- 日常生活活動 /日常生活活动 (rìcháng shēnghuó huódòng)a set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
Czech všední denní činnosti
- všední denní činnostia set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
Danish Almindelig Daglig Levevis
- Almindelig Daglig Levevisa set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
Dutch algemene dagelijkse levensverrichtingen
- algemene dagelijkse levensverrichtingena set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
Finnish päivittäiset toiminnot
- päivittäiset toiminnota set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
French activités de la vie quotidienne
- activités de la vie quotidiennea set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
German Aktivitäten des täglichen Lebens
- Aktivitäten des täglichen Lebensa set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
Greek δραστηριότητες καθημερινής ζωής
- δραστηριότητες καθημερινής ζωής (drastiriótites kathimerinís zoḯs)a set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
Hebrew פעולות היומיום
- פעולות היומיוםa set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
Italian attività della vita quotidiana
- attività della vita quotidianaa set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
Japanese 日常生活動作
- 日常生活動作 (nichijō seikatsu dōsa)a set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
Norwegian dagliglivets aktiviteter
- dagliglivets aktivitetera set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
Swedish allmän daglig livsföring
- allmän daglig livsföringa set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
Turkish günlük yaşam aktiviteleri
- günlük yaşam aktiviteleria set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
Vietnamese sinh hoạt hàng ngày
- sinh hoạt hàng ngàya set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself
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APA
activities of daily living. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activities%20of%20daily%20living
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“activities of daily living.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activities%20of%20daily%20living. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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