lifepath

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noun

One's path through life, as determined by the decisions one makes.

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Meanings

nounlifepath (plural lifepaths)

plural lifepaths · alternative life path

  1. One's path through life, as determined by the decisions one makes.

    It comes about as rational actors make informed choices between realistic alternative lifepaths, always taking responsibility for the consequences that those choices will have on their own cumulative life stories[…]

    2005, Mark A. Young, Negotiating the good life: Aristotle and the civil society, page 7

Origin

From life + path.

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Translations

Bulgarian жите́йски път, жи́знен път
  • жите́йски път (žitéjski păt)Translations
  • жи́знен път (žíznen păt)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 人生道路, 人生路
  • 人生道路 (rénshēng dàolù)Translations
  • 人生路 (rénshēnglù)Translations
French parcours de vie
  • parcours de vieTranslations
Hungarian életút
  • életútTranslations
Polish ścieżka życia
  • ścieżka życiaTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

lifepath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifepath

MLA

“lifepath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifepath. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lifepath,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifepath.

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