2. (noun)life, living the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
3. (noun)life 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"
4. (noun)animation, life, living, aliveness 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"
5. (noun)life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan 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"
6. (noun)life the period between birth and the presenttime "I have known him all his life"
7. (noun)life the period from the present until death "he appointed himself emperor for life"
8. (noun)life a livingperson "his heroism saved a life"
9. (noun)liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness animation and energy in action or expression "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
10. (noun)life livingthings collectively "the oceans are teeming with life"
11. (noun)life the organicphenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones "there is no life on the moon"
12. (noun)biography, life, life story, life history an account of the series of events making up a person's life
13. (noun)life a motive for living "pottery was his life"
14. (noun)life sentence, life a prisonterm lasting as long as the prisoner lives "he got life for killing the guard"
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