life

Meanings

• a characteristic state or mode of living
  • "social life"
  • "city life"
  • "real life"
• the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
  • "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
• 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• the period between birth and the present time
  • "I have known him all his life"
• the period from the present until death
  • "he appointed himself emperor for life"
• a living person
  • "his heroism saved a life"
• animation and energy in action or expression
  • "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
• living things collectively
  • "the oceans are teeming with life"
• the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
  • "there is no life on the moon"
• an account of the series of events making up a person's life
• a motive for living
  • "pottery was his life"
• a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
  • "he got life for killing the guard"

Synonyms

aliveness, animation, biography, life history, life sentence, life story, life-time, lifespan, lifetime, liveliness, living, spirit, sprightliness