Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lebenswelt

/ˈleːbənzvɛlt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lebenswelt
IPA: /ˈleːbənzvɛlt/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sum total of all immediate phenomena which constitute the world of an individual or of a corporate life; life-world.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The mind, for the idealist, creates the world we live in, the ‘Lebenswelt’ of our thoughts, imaginings, and perceptions."

Etymology

From German Lebenswelt: Leben (“life”) + Welt (“world”).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Lebenswelten (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce lebenswelt?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈleːbənzvɛlt/.
What does lebenswelt mean?: The sum total of all immediate phenomena which constitute the world of an individual or of a corporate life; life-world.
Where does lebenswelt come from?: From German Lebenswelt: Leben (“life”) + Welt (“world”).

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