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| 1. | [ noun ] a characteristic state or mode of living | |
| Examples: | "social life" "city life" "real life" |
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| Related terms: | being ghetto | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the experience of living; the course of human events and activities | |
| Synonyms: | living | |
| Examples: | "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life" |
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| Related terms: | experience live | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living | |
| Examples: | "he hoped for a new life in Australia" "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others" |
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| Related terms: | being | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the condition of living or the state of being alive | |
| Synonyms: | living aliveness animation | |
| Examples: | "while there's life there's hope" "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" |
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| Related terms: | being survival eternal_life skin be dead alive | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | |
| Synonyms: | lifetime lifespan | |
| Examples: | "the battery had a short life" "he lived a long and happy life" |
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| Related terms: | time_period afterlife life_expectancy death birth age time_of_life | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the period between birth and the present time | |
| Examples: | "I have known him all his life" |
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| Related terms: | time_period past | |
| 7. | [ noun ] animation and energy in action or expression | |
| Synonyms: | spirit sprightliness liveliness | |
| Examples: | "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" |
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| Related terms: | animation exuberance energy breeziness high-spiritedness alacrity airiness irrepressibility esprit elan pep spirit lively | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (biology) living things collectively | |
| Examples: | "the oceans are teeming with life" |
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| Related terms: | life_form wildlife | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the period from the present until death | |
| Examples: | "he appointed himself emperor for life" |
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| Related terms: | time_period days | |
| 10. | [ noun ] a living person | |
| Examples: | "his heroism saved a life" |
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| Related terms: | person | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (biology) the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones | |
| Examples: | "there is no life on the moon" |
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| Related terms: | organic_phenomenon aerobiosis biology | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (writing) an account of the series of events making up a person's life | |
| Synonyms: | biography life_history life_story | |
| Related terms: | history profile parallel_lives hagiography autobiography | |
| 13. | [ noun ] a motive for living | |
| Examples: | "pottery was his life" |
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| Related terms: | motivation | |
| 14. | [ noun ] a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives | |
| Synonyms: | life_sentence | |
| Examples: | "he got life for killing the guard" |
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| Related terms: | prison_term | |
| Similar spelling: |
live Lipe lief Lieb Lippe Libbey liv lip Libbie livy Lipp lifo |
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