Meaning & Definition of Life in English

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"

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"

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"

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"

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

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"