Life - Definition

n 1: a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life";
"city life"; "real life"
2: the experience of being alive; the course of human events and
activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of
life" [syn: life, living]
3: 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: 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" [syn: animation, life, living,
aliveness]
5: 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" [syn: life, lifetime, life-time,
lifespan]
6: the period between birth and the present time; "I have known
him all his life"
7: the period from the present until death; "he appointed
himself emperor for life"
8: a living person; "his heroism saved a life"
9: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy
play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" [syn:
liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness]
10: living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with
life"
11: the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon"
12: an account of the series of events making up a person's life
[syn: biography, life, life story, life history]
13: a motive for living; "pottery was his life"
14: a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got
life for killing the guard" [syn: life sentence, life]