LIFE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • living things collectively
    Usage Example(s)
    • the oceans are teeming with life
    Hypernyms(s) life is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • animation and energy in action or expression
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it
    Hypernyms(s) life is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Attribute(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the experience of living
    • the course of human events and activities
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he could no longer cope with the complexities of life
    Hypernyms(s) life is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • an account of the series of events making up a person’’s life
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) life is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • a motive for living
    Usage Example(s)
    • pottery was his life
    Hypernyms(s) life is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • a living person
    Usage Example(s)
    • his heroism saved a life
    Hypernyms(s) life is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  7. Meaning
    • the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
    Usage Example(s)
    • there is no life on the moon
    Hypernyms(s) life is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  8. Meaning
    • the course of existence of an individual
    • the actions and events that occur in living
    Usage Example(s)
    • he hoped for a new life in Australia
    • he wanted to live his own life without interference from others
    Hypernyms(s) life is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  9. Meaning
    • the condition of living or the state of being alive
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • while there’’s life there’’s hope
    • life depends on many chemical and physical processes
    Hypernyms(s) life is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Attribute(s) Derived(s)
  10. Meaning
    • a characteristic state or mode of living
    Usage Example(s)
    • social life
    • city life
    • real life
    Hypernyms(s) life is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  11. Meaning
    • the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the battery had a short life
    • he lived a long and happy life
    Hypernyms(s) life is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  12. Meaning
    • the period between birth and the present time
    Usage Example(s)
    • I have known him all his life
    Hypernyms(s) life is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  13. Meaning
    • the period from the present until death
    Usage Example(s)
    • he appointed himself emperor for life
    Hypernyms(s) life is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  14. Meaning
    • a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he got life for killing the guard
    Hypernyms(s) life is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower