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Synonyms: life Definition: living things collectively Usage: the oceans are teeming with life

Hypernyms: animate thing, living thing Definition: a living (or once living) entity

Synonyms: life, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness Definition: animation and energy in action or expression Usage: it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it

Hypernyms: spiritedness, invigoration, animation, brio, vivification Definition: quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

Synonyms: life, living Definition: the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities Usage: he could no longer cope with the complexities of life

Hypernyms: experience Definition: the content of direct observation or participation in an event Usage: he had a religious experience; he recalled the experience vividly

Synonyms: biography, life, life history, life story Definition: an account of the series of events making up a person's life

Hypernyms: history, chronicle, story, account Definition: a record or narrative description of past events Usage: a history of France; he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president; the story of exposure to lead

Synonyms: life Definition: a motive for living Usage: pottery was his life

Hypernyms: need, motivation, motive Definition: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior Usage: we did not understand his motivation; he acted with the best of motives

Synonyms: life Definition: a living person Usage: his heroism saved a life

Hypernyms: somebody, someone, soul, mortal, person, individual Definition: a human being Usage: there was too much for one person to do

Synonyms: life Definition: the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones Usage: there is no life on the moon

Hypernyms: organic phenomenon Definition: (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals

Synonyms: life Definition: the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living Usage: he hoped for a new life in Australia; he wanted to live his own life without interference from others

Hypernyms: existence, being, beingness Definition: the state or fact of existing Usage: a point of view gradually coming into being; laws in existence for centuries

Synonyms: life, living, aliveness, animation Definition: the condition of living or the state of being alive Usage: while there's life there's hope; life depends on many chemical and physical processes

Hypernyms: existence, being, beingness Definition: the state or fact of existing Usage: a point of view gradually coming into being; laws in existence for centuries

Synonyms: life Definition: a characteristic state or mode of living Usage: social life; city life; real life

Hypernyms: existence, being, beingness Definition: the state or fact of existing Usage: a point of view gradually coming into being; laws in existence for centuries

Synonyms: life, life-time, lifespan, lifetime Definition: the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) Usage: the battery had a short life; he lived a long and happy life

Hypernyms: time period, period, period of time Definition: an amount of time Usage: a time period of 30 years; hastened the period of time of his recovery; Picasso's blue period

Synonyms: life Definition: the period between birth and the present time Usage: I have known him all his life

Hypernyms: time period, period, period of time Definition: an amount of time Usage: a time period of 30 years; hastened the period of time of his recovery; Picasso's blue period

Synonyms: life Definition: the period from the present until death Usage: he appointed himself emperor for life

Hypernyms: time period, period, period of time Definition: an amount of time Usage: a time period of 30 years; hastened the period of time of his recovery; Picasso's blue period