life

(noun)

noun

1. a characteristic state or mode of living

- social life

- city life

- real life

Definition categories: state, being, beingness, existence

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

- he could no longer cope with the complexities of life

Similar word(s): living

Definition categories: thought, experience

3. 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

- get a life!

Definition categories: state, being, beingness, existence

4. 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

Similar word(s): aliveness, animation, living

Definition categories: state, being, beingness, existence

5. 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

Similar word(s): lifespan, lifetime

Definition categories: time, period

6. the period between birth and the present time

- I have known him all his life

Definition categories: time, period

7. the period from the present until death

- he appointed himself emperor for life

Definition categories: time, period

8. a living person

- his heroism saved a life

Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul

9. animation and energy in action or expression

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

Similar word(s): liveliness, spirit, sprightliness

Definition categories: attribute, animation, brio, invigoration, spiritedness, vivification

10. living things collectively

- the oceans are teeming with life

Definition categories: general

11. the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones

- there is no life on the moon

Definition categories: phenomenon

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

Similar word(s): biography

Definition categories: communication, account, chronicle, history, story

13. a motive for living

- pottery was his life

Definition categories: motive, motivation, need

14. a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives

- he got life for killing the guard

Definition categories: time, sentence

Sentences with life as a noun:

- Having experienced both, the vampire decided that he preferred (un)death to life.  He gave up on life.

- This light bulb is designed to have a life of 2,000 hours.

- The life of this milk carton may be thousands of years in this landfill.

- Man's life on this planet has been marked by continual conflict.

- He gets up early in the morning, works all day long — even on weekends — and hardly sees his family. That's no life!  His life was ruined by drugs.

- She's my love, my life.

- Get a life.

- His life of the founder is finished, except for the title.

- Scoring 1000 points is rewarded with an extra life.