lifework

English

Alternative forms

• life's work

Etymology

From life +‎ work. Compare Saterland Frisian Lieuwendswierk, West Frisian libbenswurk, Dutch levenswerk, German Low German Levenswark, German Lebenswerk, Danish livsværk, Swedish livsverk.

Noun

lifework (plural lifeworks)

1. The main occupation or vocation of a person's life.

Translations

main occupation of one's life

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 一生的工作 (yīshēng de gōngzuò), 畢生的事業 / 毕生的事业 (bìshēng de shìyè)

• Dutch: levenswerk (nl) n
• Finnish: elämäntyö
• German: Lebenswerk (de) n
• Japanese: ライフワーク (raifuwāku)
• Russian: де́ло всей жи́зни n (délo vsej žízni)
• Swedish: livsverk (sv)

Anagrams

• work life, work-life