life

Nouns

• (n) a characteristic state or mode of living
  • social life
  • city life
  • real life
• (n) the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
  • he could no longer cope with the complexities of life
  living,
• (n) the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
  • he hoped for a new life in Australia
  • he wanted to live his own life without interference from others
• (n) the condition of living or the state of being alive
  • while there's life there's hope
  • life depends on many chemical and physical processes
  aliveness, animation, living,
• (n) the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
  • the battery had a short life
  • he lived a long and happy life
  lifespan, lifetime, life-time,
• (n) the period between birth and the present time
  • I have known him all his life
• (n) the period from the present until death
  • he appointed himself emperor for life
• (n) a living person
  • his heroism saved a life
• (n) animation and energy in action or expression
  • it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it
  sprightliness, liveliness, spirit,
• (n) living things collectively
  • the oceans are teeming with life
• (n) the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
  • there is no life on the moon
• (n) an account of the series of events making up a person's life biography, life history, life story,
• (n) a motive for living
  • pottery was his life
• (n) a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
  • he got life for killing the guard
  life sentence,

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