LIVELIHOOD


Meaning of LIVELIHOOD in English

ˈlīvlēˌhu̇d, -vliˌ- noun

Etymology: alteration (influenced by lively (I) & -hood ) of Middle English livlod, livelode course of life, livelihood, from Old English līflād course of life, from līf life + lād course, journey — more at life , lode

1. : means of support or subsistence

even then I had a low opinion of politics as a livelihood — W.A.White

for almost 30 years the inhabitants … have obtained their livelihood from granite — American Guide Series: Minnesota

by canny foraging on farm gardens, the rabbit still maintains a comfortable livelihood — American Guide Series: Virginia

2. obsolete : income-producing property : estate , patrimony

3.

[ lively (I) + -hood ]

obsolete : liveliness

Synonyms: see living

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.