social life

noun

An individual's interpersonal relationships with people within their immediate surroundings or general public.

Meanings

nounsocial life (plural social lives)

plural social lives

  1. An individual's interpersonal relationships with people within their immediate surroundings or general public.
  2. Those public activities performed in association with others for the purpose of pleasure.

    And this was a Christian university, so my social life wasn't all that.

    2010 July 29, “It's The Promised Land For Kushaba Moses Mworeko”, in EDGE Boston
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    Its place in the social life of Derby and of the railway world is well assured, [...].

    1944 May and June, Arthur B. Longbottom, “The Derby Railway Institute”, in Railway Magazine, page 150

    While I was blithely putting my safety at risk and ignoring my social life in the name of exercise, my friends were going out, dating, getting married, getting pregnant, getting divorced.

    2006 July, Women's Health, volume 3, number 6, page 74
  3. Dating; romantic courtship.

    My social life is in ruins. / How is it possible for me to find a woman who will accept me as I am.

    1994 April 5, “Man With Herpes Agonizes Over Loss Of His Social Life”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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    And it is ruining my social life. face keeps breaking out with pimples and I know I look repulsive, so how can I ever expect to have boy friends?

    1958 March 26, “Acne Causes Social Woes”, in Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, SC

    I lay my head back and close my eyes, contemplating the circumstances of my social life. I think “Why can't I connect with just one woman ....

    2001, Jaye E. Seay, The Life and Loves of a Not So Average Joe, page 25

    “Which explains my social life lately,” Rachel muttered. “No, working all hours to get that promotion explains your social life lately,” Sabrina countered. “There are plenty of men who are up to your speed.

    2008, Charlene Teglia, Satisfaction Guaranteed, page 9

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 社交圈, 社交活動 /社交活动
  • 社交圈 (shèjiāoquān)interpersonal relationships
  • 社交活動 /社交活动 (shèjiāo huódòng)those public activities performed in association with others
  • 約會 /约会 (yuēhuì)dating
Finnish sosiaalinen elämä, yhteiskuntaelämä
  • sosiaalinen elämäinterpersonal relationships
  • yhteiskuntaelämäthose public activities performed in association with others
  • seurusteludating
French vie sociale, vie sociale
  • vie socialeinterpersonal relationships
  • vie socialethose public activities performed in association with others
Japanese 社会生活, ソーシャルライフ
  • 社会生活 (shakai seikatsu)those public activities performed in association with others
  • ソーシャルライフ (sōsharu raifu)those public activities performed in association with others
Polish życie społeczne, życie towarzyskie
  • życie społeczneinterpersonal relationships
  • życie towarzyskiethose public activities performed in association with others
  • randkowaniedating
Portuguese vida social
  • vida socialinterpersonal relationships
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