Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

public life

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.40 in modern English

Syllables: pub-lic life
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The aspects of social life which occur in public, in the open, as opposed to more private social interaction within families, private clubs, etc.

Uncountable

noun

Politics, as in the profession of being a politician or political activism in general.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Holonyms: life; daily life, real life"
"Meronym: work life"
"He was a native of Hua-t’ing, Kiangsu Province, and was director of education at K’un-shan, but retired on account of his dislike of public life."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

public service

Antonyms

personal life private life dream life nightlife love life sex life

Questions

What does public life mean?: The aspects of social life which occur in public, in the open, as opposed to more private social interaction within families, private clubs, etc.

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