Meanings
nounlife skill (plural life skills)
plural life skills · alternative lifeskill
- Any practical skill that is required to participate in everyday life or to function normally in a society.
Synonyms: everyday skill
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny practical skill that is required to participate in everyday life or to function normally in a society.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 生活技能
- 生活技能 (shēnghuó jìnéng)skill
Dutch levensvaardigheid
- levensvaardigheidskill
Finnish elämäntaito
- elämäntaitoskill
German Alltagsfertigkeit
- Alltagsfertigkeitskill
Italian competenza per la vita
- competenza per la vitaskill
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APA
life skill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20skill
MLA
“life skill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20skill. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “life skill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20skill.
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