life

noun

  1. 1

    living things collectively

    the oceans are teeming with life

  2. 2

    animation and energy in action or expression

    it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it

  3. 3

    the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

    he could no longer cope with the complexities of life

  4. 4

    an account of the series of events making up a person's life

  5. 5

    a motive for living

    pottery was his life

  6. 6

    a living person

    his heroism saved a life

  7. 7

    the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones

    there is no life on the moon

  8. 8

    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

  9. 9

    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

  10. 10

    a characteristic state or mode of living

    social life

    city life

  11. 11

    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

  12. 12

    the period between birth and the present time

    I have known him all his life

Synonyms

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