Definitions for life



Overview of noun life

The noun life has 14 senses? (first 13 from tagged texts)
1. (66) life

(a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life")

2. (54) life, living

(the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life")

3. (41) 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")

4. (29) animation, life, living, aliveness

(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")

5. (22) life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan

(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")

6. (18) life

(the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life")

7. (5) life

(the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life")

8. (5) life

(a living person; "his heroism saved a life")

9. (5) liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness

(animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it")

10. (5) life

(living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life")

11. (3) life

(the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon")

12. (2) biography, life, life story, life history

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

13. (1) life

(a motive for living; "pottery was his life")

14. life sentence, life

(a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard")

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