life

noun

1. a characteristic state or mode of living

   noun.state

   Examples

   Social life.

   City life.

   Real life.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.cognition

   Examples

   He could no longer cope with the complexities of life.

   Synonyms living

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living

   noun.state

   Examples

   He hoped for a new life in Australia.

   He wanted to live his own life without interference from others.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. the condition of living or the state of being alive

   noun.state

   Examples

   While there's life there's hope.

   Life depends on many chemical and physical processes.

   Synonyms aliveness animation living

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

   noun.time

   Examples

   The battery had a short life.

   He lived a long and happy life.

   Synonyms life-time lifespan lifetime

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. the period between birth and the present time

   noun.time

   Examples

   I have known him all his life.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. the period from the present until death

   noun.time

   Examples

   He appointed himself emperor for life.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

8. a living person

   noun.person

   Examples

   His heroism saved a life.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

9. animation and energy in action or expression

   noun.attribute

   Examples

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

   Synonyms liveliness spirit sprightliness

   Source: WordNet 3.0

10. living things collectively

    noun.tops

    Examples

    The oceans are teeming with life.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.phenomenon

    Examples

    There is no life on the moon.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.communication

    Synonyms biography life history life story

    Source: WordNet 3.0

13. a motive for living

    noun.motive

    Examples

    Pottery was his life.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.time

    Examples

    He got life for killing the guard.

    Synonyms life sentence

    Source: WordNet 3.0

15. The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that state of an animal or plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of performing all or any of their functions; - - used of all animal and vegetable organisms.

    noun

    Source: webster1913