· a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life"

Hypernym(s): being, beingness, existence, face_of_the_earth

· the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"

Synonym(s): living

Hypernym(s): experience

· 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"; "get a life!" "he is trying to rebuild his life"

Hypernym(s): being, beingness, existence, face_of_the_earth

· 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"

Synonym(s): animation, living, aliveness

Hypernym(s): being, beingness, existence, face_of_the_earth

· 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"

Synonym(s): lifetime, life-time, lifespan

Hypernym(s): time_period, period_of_time, period

· the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life"

Hypernym(s): time_period, period_of_time, period

· the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life"

Hypernym(s): time_period, period_of_time, period

· a living person; "his heroism saved a life"

Hypernym(s): person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

· animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

Synonym(s): liveliness, spirit, sprightliness

Hypernym(s): animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification

· living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life"

Hypernym(s): living_thing, animate_thing

· the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon"

Hypernym(s): organic_phenomenon

· an account of the series of events making up a person's life

Synonym(s): biography, life_story, life_history

Hypernym(s): history, account, chronicle, story

· a motive for living; "pottery was his life"

Hypernym(s): motivation, motive, need

· a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard"

Synonym(s): life_sentence

Hypernym(s): prison_term, sentence, time