Life Meaning

There are 14 meaning(s) for word Life

Meaning 1 : the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

    Example : he could no longer cope with the complexities of life

    Synonyms : living
Meaning 2 : the condition of living or the state of being alive

    Example : while there's life there's hope,life depends on many chemical and physical processes

    Synonyms : aliveness,  animation,  living
Meaning 3 : an account of the series of events making up a person's life

    Synonyms : biography,  life history,  life story
Meaning 4 : the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

    Example : the battery had a short life,he lived a long and happy life

    Synonyms : life-time,  lifespan,  lifetime
Meaning 5 : animation and energy in action or expression

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

    Synonyms : liveliness,  spirit,  sprightliness
Meaning 6 : a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives

    Example : he got life for killing the guard

    Synonyms : life sentence
Meaning 7 : a characteristic state or mode of living

    Example : social life,city life,real life

Meaning 8 : a living person

    Example : his heroism saved a life

Meaning 9 : a motive for living

    Example : pottery was his life

Meaning 10 : living things collectively

    Example : the oceans are teeming with life

Meaning 11 : the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living

    Example : 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

Meaning 12 : the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones

    Example : there is no life on the moon

Meaning 13 : the period between birth and the present time

    Example : I have known him all his life

Meaning 14 : the period from the present until death

    Example : he appointed himself emperor for life

How to Pronounce Life

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