#lifestyle

• Anchoritism — An outdated phonetic or spelling variant for the standard term 'anacoretism' (anchoritism), designating the secluded, solitary life marked by strict asceticism of a hermit. In an historical structural sense, it defines the eremitic monastic movement that emerged during the early centuries of Christianity in the deserts of Egypt and the Near East, characterized by total isolation from society, unceasing prayer, and absolute renunciation of material goods.
• Anti-stress — Preventing, combating, diminishing, or neutralizing the harmful effects of mental or physical stress on the human body. It refers to medicinal substances, natural remedies, therapeutic activities, or products specially designed to induce a state of deep relaxation, reduce anxiety, and restore the homeostatic balance of the central nervous system.
• Anti-tobacco — Combating smoking or tobacco consumption; designed to discourage the use of tobacco products or to eliminate the unpleasant effects generated by cigarette smoke. It is typically used in commercial and social contexts to describe products (such as scented candles or air fresheners), public awareness campaigns, and legislative measures taken to protect public health.
• Après-ski — A term adapted from French (après-ski) denoting the social, recreational, and entertainment activities taking place in mountain resorts after the skiing session ends; it also refers to the specific clothing style worn in these contexts or, restrictively, to the insulated, waterproof, and comfortable boots used for walking in the snow after removing ski boots.
• Ascetic — A person who practices asceticism; an individual who voluntarily imposes a rigorous discipline of the spirit and body, renouncing material pleasures, comfort, and worldly satisfactions in order to attain moral perfection or spiritual enlightenment. As an adjective, it describes a sober, austere, and extremely temperate lifestyle, devoid of any luxury or excess.
• Ascetic — A woman who practices asceticism; a female individual who dedicates her life to faith, meditation, or a high moral ideal by completely renouncing daily comfort and worldly pleasures. As a feminine adjective form, it characterizes a conduct, attitude, or appearance that is severe, pure, simple, and entirely devoid of adornments or aesthetic artifices.
• Estate servant — An archaic and regional term used in the past to designate a servant, a farmhand, a domestic worker at a boyar estate, or, in an extended sense, a somber or mourning person (sometimes associated in folklore with someone leading a funeral procession or giving ritualistic signals). Within the old semantic structure of eastern subdialects, the word could also describe a quiet, sullen, or socially withdrawn individual.
• Big sturdy boy — A big, tall, and physically strong boy; a sturdy young lad. Used as an adjective, it describes a girl with tomboyish traits, gestures, or behavior, who prefers dynamic games or boys' clothing over traditionally feminine ones.