Life
The animate state
Life is the condition that distinguishes animals, plants, and other organisms from inorganic matter—characterized by growth, reproduction, and response to environment.
More broadly, life is the period between birth and death: She devoted her life to medicine.
It extends to vitality and animation: The party came to life when the band started.
A life can be a way of living (city life, the good life) or a biography (a life of Lincoln).
In games, a life is a chance before elimination.
Get a life dismisses someone as boring or obsessive.
Something is larger than life when it exceeds ordinary scale or intensity.
Existing as something
- birthComing into the world
- deathCessation of life
- mortalityState of eventual death
- lifespanTotal existence duration
survival · vitality · breathing · consciousness · sentience · animate · organism · creation
Basic unit of life
- organismLiving biological entity
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- reproductionCopying or procreation
growth · metabolism · species · biodiversity · ecosystem · photosynthesis · genetics · adaptation
What something signifies
- purposeReason something exists
- existenceState of being real
- mortalityState of eventual death
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
nihilism · fulfillment · destiny · fate · journey · transience · impermanence · authenticity
Power to do work
- vigorActive physical strength
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- zestKeen enjoyment or peel
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
spark · animation · vibrancy · enthusiasm · dynamism · exuberance · joie de vivre · verve
Innermost animating essence
- eternalLasting without end
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
enlightenment · salvation · resurrection · immortality · heaven · nirvana · samsara · divine
Account of events
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- journeyTravel from place to place
- chaptersMain divisions of text
- milestonesNotable points of progress
legacy · autobiography · experiences · memories · achievements · struggles · turning point · coming-of-age
Marked-surface group entertainment
- HasbroAmerican toy conglomerate
- spinnerThing that rotates
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- spacesGaps or open areas
tiles · salary · retirement · family · pawns · squares · turns · insurance
Regular sequence of actions
- habitsRegular repeated behaviors
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- paceSpeed of movement
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
quality · simplicity · luxury · minimalist · nomadic · sedentary · urban · rural
Legal detention in jail
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- paroleConditional early release
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- convictionFirmly held belief
sentence · hard time · behind bars · penitentiary · commutation
being
Existing as something
lifespan · survival · vitality · breathing · consciousness · sentience · animate · organism · creation · existence
cell
Basic unit of life
- organismLiving biological entity
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
reproduction · growth · metabolism · species · biodiversity · ecosystem · photosynthesis · genetics · adaptation · prokaryote
meaning
What something signifies
absurdity · nihilism · fulfillment · destiny · fate · journey · transience · impermanence · authenticity · Socrates
energy
Power to do work
vivacity · spark · animation · vibrancy · enthusiasm · dynamism · exuberance · joie de vivre · verve · pep
soul
Innermost animating essence
- eternalLasting without end
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
karma · enlightenment · salvation · resurrection · immortality · heaven · nirvana · samsara · divine · sacred
story
Account of events
milestones · legacy · autobiography · experiences · memories · achievements · struggles · turning point · coming-of-age · formative
board game
Marked-surface group entertainment
spaces · tiles · salary · retirement · family · pawns · squares · turns · insurance · lottery
routine
Regular sequence of actions
balance · quality · simplicity · luxury · minimalist · nomadic · sedentary · urban · rural · bohemian
imprisonment
Legal detention in jail
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- paroleConditional early release
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
conviction · sentence · hard time · behind bars · penitentiary · commutation
- magazinesmagazine, issue, periodical, publication, design magazine
- Cerealsoats, bran, granola, muesli, oatmeal
- gamesboard games, card games, board game, card game, video games
- tabletop gamesboard games, board game, card games, card game, backgammon
- British TVDoctor Who, Coronation Street, EastEnders, The Crown, Downton Abbey
- Honda ProductsCivic, CR-V, Odyssey, HR-V, Prelude
Lifenonexistence
Absence of being
oblivion · nothingness · extinction · annihilation · death
Lifedeath
Cessation of life
lifelessness · inertia · stagnation · dormancy · torpor
- real lifeExistence beyond imagination
- life supportSystems maintaining vital functions
- life and deathMatters of survival
- for lifePermanent, until death
- come to lifeBegin showing vitality
- daily lifeRegular everyday activities
lifelong, lifelike, lifeless, lifetime, lifeline, lifestyle, lifer