Meanings
nounwork life (countable and uncountable, plural work lives)
plural work lives
- countableuncountableThe part of a person's daily life spent at work; the experiences encountered during that time.
the travails of work life
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Holonyms: life; daily life, real life, waking life
Antonyms: personal life, private life, nightlife, love life, sex life
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe part of a person's daily life spent at work; the experiences encountered during that time.
Translations
Danish arbejdsliv
- arbejdslivpart of life spent at work
German Arbeitsleben
- Arbeitslebenpart of life spent at work
Norwegian Bokmål arbeidsliv
- arbeidslivpart of life spent at work
Polish życie zawodowe
- życie zawodowepart of life spent at work
Swedish arbetsliv
- arbetslivpart of life spent at work
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APA
work life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20life
MLA
“work life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20life. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “work life,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20life.
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