double life

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈdʌb(ə)l ˌlaɪf/ Hyphenation: doub‧le life === Noun === double life (plural double lives) An existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from some people. The hidden, or more unusual, aspect of a person's life. ==== Usage notes ==== The term is often preceded by forms of the words lead or live. Where sense 1 is concerned, the term double life and its plural form double lives are often used with the same meaning, the former with the connotation of a single life with two aspects and the latter with the connotation of two parallel lives lived simultaneously. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === biofuelled, double file