English

Noun

Lebenswelt ‎(usually uncountable, plural Lebenswelten)

1. (chiefly in the philosophy of Edmund Husserl)^[2] The sum total of all immediate phenomena which constitute the world of an individual or of a corporate life; life-world.^[1][2]
   • 1999, Simon Blackburn, Think: A compelling introduction to philosophy, chapter 7: The World, section 7: The Eye of the Beholder, page 260 (Oxford University Press, paperback, ISBN 0199690871)

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

References

1. 1 2 3 “‖Lebenswelt” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]
2. 1 2 “life-world, n.” defined under “life, n.”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; June 2009]

German

Etymology

From Leben ‎(“life”) +‎ Welt ‎(“world”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈleːbm̩sˌvɛlt], [ˈleːbənsˌvɛlt]

Noun

Lebenswelt f ‎(genitive Lebenswelt, plural Lebenswelten)

1. (living) environment

Declension