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life - Dictionary definition and meaning for life

LIFE

  • (noun) living things collectively

    "the oceans are teeming with life"

  • (noun) animation and energy in action or expression

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

    synonyms : liveliness , spirit , sprightliness

  • (noun) the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

    "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"

    synonyms : living

  • (noun) an account of the series of events making up a person's life

    synonyms : biography , life history , life story

  • (noun) a motive for living

    "pottery was his life"

  • (noun) a living person

    "his heroism saved a life"

  • (noun) the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones

    "there is no life on the moon"

  • (noun) 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"

  • (noun) 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"

    synonyms : aliveness , animation , living

  • (noun) a characteristic state or mode of living

    "social life", "city life", "real life"

  • (noun) 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"

    synonyms : life-time , lifespan , lifetime

  • (noun) the period between birth and the present time

    "I have known him all his life"

  • (noun) the period from the present until death

    "he appointed himself emperor for life"

  • (noun) a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives

    "he got life for killing the guard"

    synonyms : life sentence

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


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