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life
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- pronunciation:
- laIf
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- phrases:
- come to life
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
lives |
| definition 1: |
the state of being that allows humans and animals to grow and reproduce and that distinguishes them from rocks, minerals, and other nonliving matter.
A puppet does not have life.- synonyms:
- being, vitality
- antonyms:
- inanimateness
- similar words:
- élan vital, animation, esse, existence, life force, nature, vigor
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| definition 2: |
a living being, or the essence of being alive that exists within a living being.
One life was lost today in the bus accident that occurred downtown.Ten lives were lost in the explosion.We don't know what prompted him to take his own life. |
| definition 3: |
living things collectively.
Pollution has affected the plant life in the area.Scientists have been searching for signs of life on the planet.- synonyms:
- being, organism
- similar words:
- creature, ecosystem, fauna, flora, humankind, mortal
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| definition 4: |
the span between birth and death, or the collection of one's experiences during this span.
He's had a long life.My teenage years were the most difficult time of my life.She's only been out of the United States once in her life.My life has been very rewarding.- synonyms:
- life span, lifetime, longevity
- similar words:
- age, alpha and omega, duration, existence, generation, life expectancy, survival, term
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| definition 5: |
the state of being alive rather than dead.
In life, she had been passionate and volatile; in death, she appeared serene.- antonyms:
- death
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| definition 6: |
way of existing.
My grandmother still leads an active life.- synonyms:
- condition, existence, lifestyle
- similar words:
- being, career, circumstance, destiny, fortune, lifework, living, lot, modus vivendi, situation, walk of life
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| definition 7: |
energy, movement, or vitality.
The child is full of life.- synonyms:
- animation, energy, liveliness, pep, vibrance, vigor, vitality, vivacity
- similar words:
- blood, bounce, exhilaration, go, lifeblood, passion, resilience, sparkle, zip
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| definition 8: |
a biography.
I have just finished reading a life of Gandhi.- synonyms:
- biography, memoir
- similar words:
- autobiography, diary, journal, vita
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| definition 9: |
the period during which something functions or is in effect.
These tires should last for the life of the car.The payments are fixed for the life of the contract.- synonyms:
- duration, lifetime
- similar words:
- existence, longevity, period, span
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| related words: |
being, dash, experience, living, vitality |
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| phrase: |
come to life |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
lasting for the term of a life.
He received a life sentence for the crime.- synonyms:
- lifelong, lifetime
- similar words:
- endless, interminable, ongoing, perpetual
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| definition 2: |
pertaining to living existence.
Scientists are looking for life forms on the planet.- synonyms:
- animate, biotic, existent, live, living, vital
- similar words:
- extant, life-giving
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associated with length of life |
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annual, biennial, life span, perennial |
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changes in life |
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aging, birth, death, growth, metamorphosis |
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opposite of life |
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death, extinction |
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some actions associated with life |
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feed, grow, move, reproduce |
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some stages of human life |
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adolescent, adult, baby, child, elder, embryo, infant, juvenile, newborn, senior citizen, teenager, toddler, tot, youngster, youth |
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some things that affect life |
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food, oxygen, sunlight, temperature, water |
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some things that are alive |
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animal, bacteria, fungus, human, microbe, parasite, plant, protozoan, virus |
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study of life |
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biology, ecology, philosophy |
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