Noun Definition
life
1.Definition: a characteristic state or mode of living
"Social life", "City life", "Real life"
Category: General2.Definition: a living person
"His heroism saved a life"
Category: People3.Definition: a motive for living
"Pottery was his life"
Category: General4.Definition: a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
"He got life for killing the guard"
Category: General5.Definition: an account of the series of events making up a person's life
Related Noun(s):biography
Category: General6.Definition: animation and energy in action or expression
"It was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
Related Noun(s):liveliness, spirit, sprightliness
Category: General7.Definition: living things collectively
"The oceans are teeming with life"
Category: General8.Definition: 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"
Category: General9.Definition: 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!", "He is trying to rebuild his life"
Category: General10.Definition: the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
"He could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
Category: General11.Definition: the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
"There is no life on the moon"
Category: General12.Definition: the period between birth and the present time
"I have known him all his life"
Category: General13.Definition: 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"
Category: General14.Definition: the period from the present until death
"He appointed himself emperor for life"
Category: General