the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
“he could no longer cope with the complexities of life”
living things collectively
“the oceans are teeming with life”
the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
“he hoped for a new life in Australia”
the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
“there is no life on the moon”
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”
the condition of living or the state of being alive
“while there's life there's hope”
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
“the battery had a short life”
animation and energy in action or expression
“it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it”
a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
“he got life for killing the guard”
a characteristic state or mode of living
“social life”