life

Meanings

Plural: lives

Noun

• a characteristic state or mode of living
  • "social life"
  • "city life"
  • "real life"
• the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
  • "he could no longer cope with the complexities of 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• the period between birth and the present time
  • "I have known him all his life"
• the period from the present until death
  • "he appointed himself emperor for life"
• a living person
  • "his heroism saved a life"
• animation and energy in action or expression
  • "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
• living things collectively
  • "the oceans are teeming with life"
• the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
  • "there is no life on the moon"
• an account of the series of events making up a person's life
• a motive for living
  • "pottery was his life"
• a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
  • "he got life for killing the guard"
• The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
• The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
• The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.
• The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
• Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
• A living being; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.)
• Existence.
• A worthwhile existence.
• Existence.
• A particular aspect of existence.
• Existence.
• Social life.
• Existence.
• Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.
• Existence.
• A period of time during which something has existence.
• The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.
• A period of time during which something has existence.
• The span of time during which an object operates.
• A period of time during which something has existence.
• The period of time during which an object is recognizable.
• A period of time during which something has existence.
• A particular phase or period of existence.
• A period of time during which something has existence.
• A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age).
• A period of time during which something has existence.
• A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age).
• A life sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole).
• Animation; spirit; vivacity.
• Animation; spirit; vivacity.
• The most lively component or participant.
• A biography.
• Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
• An opportunity for existence.
• One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
• An opportunity for existence.
• A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of a misplay by a member of the fielding team.
• An opportunity for existence.
• One of a player's chances to play in various children's playground games, lost when a mistake is made, for example being struck by the ball in dodgeball.
• An opportunity for existence.
• The life insurance industry.
• A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).

Verb

• To replace components whose operational lifetime has expired.

Intj

• Synonym of God's life (an oath).

Synonyms

aliveness, animation, biography, existence, experience, God's life, life history, life sentence, life story, life-time, lifespan, lifetime, liveliness, living, spirit, sprightliness, the world in general

Antonyms

coma, death, void

Related Words

alive, live, lively

Anagrams of life