Associations to the word «Livelihood»

Wiktionary

LIVELIHOOD, noun. (obsolete) The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour. [10th-17thc.]
LIVELIHOOD, noun. A person's means of supporting himself. [from 14thc.]
LIVELIHOOD, noun. (now rare) Property which brings in an income; an estate. [from 15thc.]
LIVELIHOOD, noun. (obsolete) Liveliness; appearance of life.

Dictionary definition

LIVELIHOOD, noun. The financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King