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Definition of Life
1. Noun. A characteristic state or mode of living. "Real life"
2. Noun. The experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities. "He could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
3. Noun. The course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living. "He wanted to live his own life without interference from others"
4. Noun. The condition of living or the state of being alive. "Life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
Generic synonyms: Being, Beingness, Existence
Specialized synonyms: Eternal Life, Life Eternal, Skin, Endurance, Survival
Attributes: Alive, Live, Dead
Derivative terms: Alive, Alive, Alive, Lifer, Live
5. Noun. The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death). "He lived a long and happy life"
Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period
Terms within: Birth, Death, Demise, Dying, Time Of Life, Age, Eld
Specialized synonyms: Afterlife, Hereafter
Derivative terms: Lifer
6. Noun. The period between birth and the present time. "I have known him all his life"
7. Noun. The period from the present until death. "He appointed himself emperor for life"
Specialized synonyms: Days, Years
Derivative terms: Lifer
8. Noun. A living person. "His heroism saved a life"
9. Noun. Animation and energy in action or expression. "It was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
Generic synonyms: Animation, Brio, Invigoration, Spiritedness, Vivification
Specialized synonyms: Pertness, Airiness, Delicacy, Alacrity, Briskness, Smartness, Energy, Muscularity, Vigor, Vigour, Vim, Elan, Esprit, Breeziness, Jauntiness, Buoyancy, Irrepressibility, High-spiritedness, Ebullience, Enthusiasm, Exuberance, Ginger, Pep, Peppiness
Attributes: Lively
Derivative terms: Lively, Lively, Lively, Lively, Spirit, Spiritize, Sprightly
10. Noun. Living things collectively. "The oceans are teeming with life"
11. Noun. The organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones. "There is no life on the moon"
12. Noun. An account of the series of events making up a person's life.
Generic synonyms: Account, Chronicle, History, Story
Specialized synonyms: Autobiography, Hagiography, Profile
Specialized synonyms: Parallel Lives
Derivative terms: Biographer, Biographical
13. Noun. A motive for living. "Pottery was his life"
14. Noun. A prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives. "He got life for killing the guard"
Definition of Life
1. n. 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.
Definition of Life
1. Proper noun. (context: Christian Science) God. ¹
2. Noun. The state that follows birth, and precedes death; the state of being alive and living. ¹
3. Noun. The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant, a star) is alive. ¹
4. Noun. The span of time during which an object operates. ¹
5. Noun. The period of time during which an object is recognizable. ¹
6. Noun. (biology) A status given to any entity including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, etc. — and sometimes viruses — having the properties of replication and metabolism. ¹
7. Noun. (philosophy) The essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being. ¹
8. Noun. (context: phenomenology) the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual. ¹
9. Noun. The world in general; existence. ¹
10. Noun. A worthwhile existence. ¹
11. Noun. (usually of a person) The most worthwhile component or participant ¹
12. Noun. A biography. ¹
13. Noun. Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc. ¹
14. Noun. (colloquial) A life sentence; a term of imprisonment of a convict until his or her death. ¹
15. Noun. (video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when a mistake is made. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Life
1. the quality that distinguishes animals and plants from inanimate matter [n LIVES]
Medical Definition of Life
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Origin: AS. Lf; akin to D. Lijf body, G. Leib body, MHG. Lp life, body, OHG. Lb life, Icel. Lf, life, body, Sw. Lif, Dan. Liv, and E. Live, v. See Live, and cf. Alive.
1. 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.
2. Of human being: The union of the soul and body; also, the duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality or existence of the soul; as, man is a creature having an immortal life. "She shows a body rather than a life." (Shak)
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