life

Noun
  1. A characteristic state or mode of living (synset 113986528)
    "social life"; "city life"; "real life"
    is a type of: being, beingness, existence, face of the earth - the state or fact of existing
    subtypes: ghetto - any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping
  2. The experience of being alive;
    The course of human events and activities (synset 105818587)
    "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
    is a type of: experience - the content of direct observation or participation in an event
    same as: living
  3. The course of existence of an individual;
    The actions and events that occur in living (synset 113984685)
    "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"
    is a type of: being, beingness, existence, face of the earth - the state or fact of existing
  4. The condition of living or the state of being alive (synset 113984978)
    "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
    tells us about:
    • alive, live - possessing life
    • dead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
    is a type of: being, beingness, existence, face of the earth - the state or fact of existing
    subtypes:
    same as: aliveness, animation, living
  5. The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) (synset 115165365)
    "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"
    is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
    subtypes: afterlife, hereafter - life after death
    has:
    • birth - the time when something begins (especially life)
    • death, demise, dying - the time when something ends
    • time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
    • age, eld - a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
    same as: life-time, lifespan, lifetime
  6. The period between birth and the present time (synset 115165704)
    "I have known him all his life"
    is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
    has: past - a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
  7. The period from the present until death (synset 115165852)
    "he appointed himself emperor for life"
    is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
    subtypes: days, years - the time during which someone's life continues
  8. A living person (synset 110280403)
    "his heroism saved a life"
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
  9. Animation and energy in action or expression (synset 104639514)
    "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
    tells us about: lively - full of life and energy
    is a type of: animation, brio, invigoration, spiritedness, vivification - quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
    subtypes:
    same as: liveliness, spirit, sprightliness
  10. Living things collectively (synset 100006269)
    "the oceans are teeming with life"
    is a type of: animate thing, living thing - a living (or once living) entity
    subtypes: wildlife - all living things (except people) that are undomesticated
  11. The organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones (synset 111493691)
    "there is no life on the moon"
    is a type of: organic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
    subtypes:
    • biology - characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms
    • aerobiosis - life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen
  12. An account of the series of events making up a person's life (synset 106527818)
    is a type of: account, chronicle, history, story - a record or narrative description of past events
    subtypes:
    • autobiography - a biography of yourself
    • hagiography - a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
    • profile - biographical sketch
    specific instances: parallel lives - a collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays
    same as: biography, life history, life story
  13. A motive for living (synset 109201624)
    "pottery was his life"
    is a type of: motivation, motive, need - the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
  14. A prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives (synset 115249872)
    "he got life for killing the guard"
    is a type of: prison term, sentence, time - the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
    same as: life sentence

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