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life > 14 senses
NOUN1lifeA characteristic state or mode of living
2lifeThe course of existence of an individual
3life, livingThe experience of living
4life, animation, living, alivenessThe condition of living or the state of being alive
5life, lifetime, lifespanThe period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
6lifeThe period between birth and the present time
7life, liveliness, spirit, sprightlinessAnimation and energy in action or expression
8life, biography, life story, life historyAn account of the series of events making up a person's life
9lifeThe period from the present until death
10lifeA living person
11lifeLiving things collectively
12lifeA motive for living
13lifeThe organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
14life, life sentenceA prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
life > pronunciation
Soundslay'f
Rhymesafterlife, alewife, fife, and 10 more rhymes in ayf at the HyperDic website...
life > noun 1, state
MeaningA characteristic state or mode of living.
Examples"social life"; "city life"; "real life"
Narrowerghetto
Broaderbeing, beingness, existence
life > noun 2, state
MeaningThe course of existence of an individual. The actions and events that occur in living.
Examples"he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"
Broaderbeing, beingness, existence
life > noun 3, cognition
MeaningThe experience of living. The course of human events and activities.
Examples"he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
Synonymsliving
Broaderexperience
life > noun 4, state
MeaningThe condition of living or the state of being alive.
Examples"while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
Synonymsanimation, living, aliveness
Attributesalive; dead
Narrowereternal life, life eternal; skin; survival, endurance
Broaderbeing, beingness, existence
life > noun 5, time
MeaningThe period during which something is functional (as between birth and death).
Examples"the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"
Synonymslifetime, lifespan
Partsbirth; death, dying, demise; time of life; age, eld
Narrowerlife expectancy; afterlife, hereafter
Broadertime period, period of time, period
life > noun 6, time
MeaningThe period between birth and the present time.
Examples"I have known him all his life"
Partspast
Broadertime period, period of time, period
life > noun 7, attribute
MeaningAnimation and energy in action or expression.
Examples"it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
Synonymsliveliness, spirit, sprightliness
Attributeslively
Narrowerairiness, delicacy; alacrity, briskness; energy, vigor, vigour, vim; elan; esprit; breeziness, jauntiness; irrepressibility, buoyancy; high-spiritedness; exuberance, enthusiasm, ebullience; pep, peppiness, ginger
Broaderanimation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification
life > noun 8, communication
MeaningAn account of the series of events making up a person's life.
Synonymsbiography, life story, life history
Narrowerautobiography; hagiography; profile; Parallel Lives
Broaderhistory, account, chronicle, story
life > noun 9, time
MeaningThe period from the present until death.
Examples"he appointed himself emperor for life"
Narrowerdays, years
Broadertime period, period of time, period
life > noun 10, person
MeaningA living person.
Examples"his heroism saved a life"
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
life > noun 11, Tops
MeaningLiving things collectively.
Examples"the oceans are teeming with life"
Narrowerwildlife
Broaderliving thing, animate thing
life > noun 12, motive
MeaningA motive for living.
Examples"pottery was his life"
Broadermotivation, motive, need
life > noun 13, phenomenon
MeaningThe organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones.
Examples"there is no life on the moon"
Narrowerbiology; aerobiosis
Broaderorganic phenomenon
Adjectivesbiotic
life > noun 14, time
MeaningA prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives.
Examples"he got life for killing the guard"
Synonymslife sentence
Broaderprison term, sentence, time

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