Meanings
- uncountableThe aspects of social life which occur in public, in the open, as opposed to more private social interaction within families, private clubs, etc.
Meronym: work life
2 more examples
Holonyms: life; daily life, real life
He was a native of Hua-t’ing, Kiangsu Province, and was director of education at K’un-shan, but retired on account of his dislike of public life.
1927, John C. Ferguson, Chinese Painting, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, →OCLC, page 148Antonyms: personal life, private life, dream life, nightlife, love life, sex life
- uncountablePolitics, as in the profession of being a politician or political activism in general.
Synonyms: public service
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe aspects of social life which occur in public, in the open, as opposed to more private social interaction within families, private clubs, etc.
nounPolitics, as in the profession of being a politician or political activism in general.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 社交
- 社交 (shèjiāo)aspects of social life which occur in public
Dutch openbaar leven
- openbaar levenaspects of social life which occur in public
Finnish julkinen elämä
- julkinen elämäaspects of social life which occur in public
French vie publique
- vie publiqueaspects of social life which occur in public
German öffentliches Leben
- öffentliches Lebenaspects of social life which occur in public
Hungarian közélet
- közéletaspects of social life which occur in public
Polish życie publiczne
- życie publiczneaspects of social life which occur in public
Romanian viața publică
- viața publicăaspects of social life which occur in public
Russian обще́ственная жизнь
- обще́ственная жизнь (obščéstvennaja žiznʹ)aspects of social life which occur in public
Spanish vida pública
- vida públicaaspects of social life which occur in public
Swedish det offentliga livet
- det offentliga livetaspects of social life which occur in public
Cite this entry
public life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20life
“public life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20life. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public life,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20life.
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