quality of life

[kwol-i-tee-uhv-lahyf]

qual·i·ty-of-life

[kwol-i-tee-uhv-lahyf]
adjective
affecting the quality of urban life: such quality-of-life crimes as fare-beating and graffiti writing.

Origin:
1940–45
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Quality of life is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
WordNet
quality of life

noun
your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live (as distinct from material comfort); "the new art museum is expected to improve the quality of life" 
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