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life skill

life skill noun: any practical skill that is required to participate in everyday life or to function normally in a society.

Noun

life skill (plural life skills)

  1. Any practical skill that is required to participate in everyday life or to function normally in a society.
    Synonyms:
    everyday skill

Synonyms of life skill

Forms of life skill

plurallife skills
alternative formlifeskill

Origin of life skill

From life + skill.

Questions about life skill

What does life skill mean?
Life skill means any practical skill that is required to participate in everyday life or to function normally in a society.
What part of speech is life skill?
Life skill is a noun.
What is the plural of life skill?
The plural of life skill is life skills.

Words near life skill in the dictionary

  1. life sentences
  2. life settlement
  3. life settlements
  4. life sim
  5. life simulation
  6. life skill
  7. life skills
  8. life span
  9. life spans
  10. life stage
  11. life stages

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