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life

/ life /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
living things collectively
"the oceans are teeming with life"
Type of:
living thing animate thing
Kinds of:
wildlife
noun Sense 2
the period from the present until death
"he appointed himself emperor for life"
Type of:
time period period of time period
Kinds of:
days years
noun Sense 3
the period between birth and the present time
"I have known him all his life"
Type of:
time period period of time period
noun Sense 4
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"
Type of:
time period period of time period
Kinds of:
life expectancy afterlife hereafter
noun Sense 5
a characteristic state or mode of living
"social life"
"city life"
"real life"
Type of:
being beingness existence
Kinds of:
ghetto
noun Sense 6
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"
Type of:
being beingness existence
noun Sense 7
the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
"there is no life on the moon"
Type of:
organic phenomenon
Kinds of:
biology aerobiosis
noun Sense 8
a living person
"his heroism saved a life"
Type of:
person individual someone
noun Sense 9
a motive for living
"pottery was his life"
Type of:
motivation motive need
noun Sense 10
the experience of living; the course of human events and activities
"he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
Type of:
experience
Derived:
live
noun Sense 11
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"
Type of:
being beingness existence
Kinds of:
eternal life life eternal skin survival endurance
Derived:
be live
noun Sense 12
an account of the series of events making up a person''s life
Type of:
history account chronicle
Kinds of:
autobiography hagiography profile Parallel Lives
noun Sense 13
animation and energy in action or expression
"it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
Type of:
animation spiritedness invigoration
Kinds of:
airiness delicacy alacrity briskness energy
Derived:
spirit spirit up inspirit spiritize spiritise
noun Sense 14
a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
"he got life for killing the guard"
Type of:
prison term sentence time
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
14
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
68
Times Searched
4
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Related Words

living thing animate thing wildlife time period period of time period days years life expectancy afterlife hereafter being