high life

noun

An extravagant lifestyle.

“He enjoyed the high life after winning the lottery.”

Meanings

noun
  1. idiomaticAn extravagant lifestyle.

    He enjoyed the high life after winning the lottery.

  2. idiomaticA privileged way of life associated with the upper classes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe activity of excessive spending

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 豪華生活 /豪华生活
  • 豪華生活 /豪华生活 (háohuá shēnghuó)an extravagant lifestyle
Estonian kõrgseltskonna elu
  • kõrgseltskonna eluan extravagant lifestyle
Finnish makea elämä
  • makea elämäan extravagant lifestyle
French mener grand train, mener la vie à grandes guides
  • mener grand trainan extravagant lifestyle
  • mener la vie à grandes guidesan extravagant lifestyle
German Luxusleben, das schöne Leben
  • Luxuslebenan extravagant lifestyle
  • das schöne Lebenan extravagant lifestyle
  • Leben auf großem Fußan extravagant lifestyle
  • Highlifean extravagant lifestyle
Italian bella vita, vita agiata
  • bella vitaan extravagant lifestyle
  • vita agiataan extravagant lifestyle
Norwegian Bokmål luksusliv, high life
  • luksuslivan extravagant lifestyle
  • high lifea privileged way of life associated with the upper classes
  • overklasseliva privileged way of life associated with the upper classes
Polish światowe życie
  • światowe życiean extravagant lifestyle
Portuguese alta roda, vida de luxo
  • alta rodaan extravagant lifestyle
  • vida de luxoan extravagant lifestyle
Romanian picior mare
  • picior marean extravagant lifestyle
Russian жизнь в роскоши
  • жизнь в роскоши (žiznʹ v roskoši)an extravagant lifestyle
Spanish gran vida
  • gran vidaan extravagant lifestyle
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APA

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“high life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20life. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high life,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20life.

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