a characteristic state or mode of living; social life; city life; real life'
living things collectively; the oceans are teeming with life'
the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; there is no life on the moon'
an account of the series of events making up a persons life
[ Syn: biography , life story , life history ]
a motive for living; pottery was his life'
a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; he got life for killing the guard
[ Syn: life sentence ]
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; he could no longer cope with the complexities of life
[ Syn: living ]
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'
the condition of living or the state of being alive; while theres life theres hope; life depends on many chemical and physical processes
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
the period between birth and the present time; I have known him all his life'
the period from the present until death; he appointed himself emperor for life'
a living person; his heroism saved a life'
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 , spirit , sprightliness ]