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.