life
English Thesaurus
1. living things collectively (noun.tops)
| hyponym | : | wildlife, |
| definition | : | all living things (except people) that are undomesticated (noun.group) |
2. animation and energy in action or expression (noun.attribute)
| hyponym | : | pertness, |
| definition | : | quality of being lively and confident (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | airiness, delicacy, |
| definition | : | lightness in movement or manner (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | elan, |
| definition | : | enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | esprit, |
| definition | : | liveliness of mind or spirit (noun.attribute) |
| attribute | : | lively, |
| definition | : | full of life and energy (adj.all) |
3. the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | experience, |
| definition | : | the content of direct observation or participation in an event (noun.cognition) |
4. an account of the series of events making up a person's life (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | autobiography, |
| definition | : | a biography of yourself (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | hagiography, |
| definition | : | a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | profile, |
| definition | : | biographical sketch (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | parallel lives, |
| definition | : | a collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays (noun.communication) |
5. a motive for living (noun.motive)
| hypernym | : | motivation, motive, need, |
| 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 (noun.tops) |
6. a living person (noun.person)
7. the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | organic phenomenon, |
| definition | : | (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | biology, |
| definition | : | characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | aerobiosis, |
| definition | : | life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen (noun.phenomenon) |
8. the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living (noun.state)
9. the condition of living or the state of being alive (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | skin, |
| definition | : | a person's skin regarded as their life (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | endurance, survival, |
| definition | : | a state of surviving; remaining alive (noun.state) |
| attribute | : | alive, live, |
| definition | : | possessing life (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | dead, |
| definition | : | no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life (adj.all) |
10. a characteristic state or mode of living (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | ghetto, |
| definition | : | any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping (noun.state) |
11. the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) (noun.time)
| part holonym | : | birth, |
| definition | : | the time when something begins (especially life) (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | death, demise, dying, |
| definition | : | the time when something ends (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | time of life, |
| definition | : | a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | age, eld, |
| definition | : | a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises (noun.time) |
12. the period between birth and the present time (noun.time)
| part holonym | : | past, |
| definition | : | a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) (noun.time) |
13. the period from the present until death (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | days, years, |
| definition | : | the time during which someone's life continues (noun.time) |
14. a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives (noun.time)
15. animation and energy in action or expression (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | lively, racy, |
| definition | : | full of zest or vigor (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | sprightly, |
| definition | : | full of spirit and vitality (adj.all) |
16. the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | live, |
| definition | : | lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style (verb.stative) |
17. an account of the series of events making up a person's life (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | biographer, |
| definition | : | someone who writes an account of a person's life (noun.person) |
18. the condition of living or the state of being alive (noun.state)
| derivation | : | lifer, |
| definition | : | a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | be, live, |
| definition | : | have life, be alive (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | alert, alive, awake, |
| definition | : | mentally perceptive and responsive (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, alive, |
| definition | : | in operation (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | alive, |
| definition | : | (followed by `to' or `of') aware of (adj.all) |
19. the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) (noun.time)
| derivation | : | lifer, lifer, lifer, |
| definition | : | a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment (noun.person) |
20. animation and energy in action or expression (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | lively, racy, |
| definition | : | full of zest or vigor (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | sprightly, |
| definition | : | full of spirit and vitality (adj.all) |
21. the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | live, |
| definition | : | lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style (verb.stative) |
22. an account of the series of events making up a person's life (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | biographer, |
| definition | : | someone who writes an account of a person's life (noun.person) |
23. the condition of living or the state of being alive (noun.state)
| derivation | : | lifer, |
| definition | : | a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | be, live, |
| definition | : | have life, be alive (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | alert, alive, awake, |
| definition | : | mentally perceptive and responsive (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | active, alive, |
| definition | : | in operation (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | alive, |
| definition | : | (followed by `to' or `of') aware of (adj.all) |
24. the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) (noun.time)
| derivation | : | lifer, lifer, lifer, |
| definition | : | a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment (noun.person) |
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