| NOUN | state | life | a characteristic state or mode of living |
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| cognition | life, living | the experience of being alive | |
| state | life | the course of existence of an individual | |
| state | life, animation, living, aliveness | the condition of living or the state of being alive | |
| time | life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan | the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | |
| time | life | the period between birth and the present time | |
| time | life | the period from the present until death | |
| person | life | a living person | |
| attribute | life, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness | animation and energy in action or expression / expression | |
| Tops | life | living things collectively | |
| phenomenon | life | the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones | |
| communication | life, biography, life story, life history | an account of the series of events making up a person's life | |
| motive | life | a motive for living | |
| time | life, life sentence | a prison term lasting / lasting as long as the prisoner lives |
| Sounds | lay'f | |
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| Rhymes | afterlife ... Yellowknife: 14 rhymes with ayf... | |
| Meaning | A characteristic state or mode of living. | |
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| Narrower | ghetto | Any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping |
| Broader | being, beingness, existence, face of the earth | The state or fact of existing |
| Spanish | vida | |
| Catalan | vida | |
| Meaning | The experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities. | |
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| Example | "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life" | |
| Synonym | living | |
| Broader | experience | The content of direct observation or participation in an event |
| Spanish | existencia, vida | |
| Catalan | existència | |
| Meaning | The course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living. | |
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| Broader | being, beingness, existence, face of the earth | The state or fact of existing |
| Spanish | existencia, vida | |
| Catalan | existència | |
| Meaning | The condition of living or the state of being alive. | |
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| Synonyms | animation, living, aliveness | |
| Attributes | alive, live | possessing life |
| dead | no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life | |
| Narrower | eternal life, life eternal | Life without beginning or end |
| skin | A person's skin regarded as their life | |
| survival, endurance | A state of surviving | |
| Broader | being, beingness, existence, face of the earth | The state or fact of existing |
| Spanish | animación, vida | |
| Catalan | animació | |
| Nouns | lifer | a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment |
| Meaning | The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death). | |
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| Synonyms | lifetime, life-time, lifespan | |
| Parts | age, eld | A time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises |
| birth | The time when something begins (especially life) | |
| death, dying, demise | The time when something ends | |
| time of life | A period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state | |
| Narrower | afterlife, hereafter | Life after death |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
| Spanish | toda la vida, vida | |
| Catalan | vida | |
| Nouns | lifer | a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment |
| Meaning | The period between birth and the present time. | |
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| Example | "I have known him all his life" | |
| Parts | past | A earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
| Spanish | existencia, vida | |
| Catalan | existència | |
| Meaning | The period from the present until death. | |
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| Example | "he appointed himself emperor for life" | |
| Narrower | days, years | The time during which someone's life continues |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
| Spanish | existencia, vida | |
| Catalan | existència | |
| Nouns | lifer | a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment |
| Meaning | A living person. | |
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| Example | "his heroism saved a life" | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | vida | |
| Catalan | vida | |
| Meaning | living things collectively. | |
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| Example | "the oceans are teeming with life" | |
| Narrower | wildlife | All living things (except people) that are undomesticated |
| Broader | living thing, animate thing | A living (or once living) entity |
| Spanish | vida | |
| Catalan | vida | |
| Meaning | The organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones. | |
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| Example | "there is no life on the moon" | |
| Narrower | aerobiosis | life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen |
| biology | characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms | |
| Broader | organic phenomenon | (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals |
| Spanish | vida | |
| Catalan | vida | |
| Adjectives | biotic | of or relating to living organisms |
| Meaning | An account of the series of events making up a person's life. | |
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| Synonyms | biography, life story, life history | |
| Instances | Parallel Lives | A collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch |
| Narrower | autobiography | A biography of yourself |
| hagiography | A biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint) | |
| profile | biographical sketch | |
| Broader | history, account, chronicle, story | A record or narrative description of past events |
| Spanish | biografía | |
| Catalan | biografia | |
| Meaning | A motive for living. | |
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| Example | "pottery was his life" | |
| Broader | motivation, motive, need | The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal |
| Spanish | vida | |
| Meaning | A prison term lasting / lasting as long as the prisoner lives. | |
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| Example | "he got life for killing the guard" | |
| Synonym | life sentence | |
| Broader | prison term, sentence, time | The period of time a prisoner is imprisoned |
| Spanish | cadena perpetual | |
| Nouns | lifer | a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment |
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