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- [lahyf]
- /laɪf/
- /laɪf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahyf]
- /laɪf/
Definitions of life word
- noun plural life the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally. 1
- noun plural life the sum of the distinguishing phenomena of organisms, especially metabolism, growth, reproduction, and adaptation to environment. 1
- noun plural life the animate existence or period of animate existence of an individual: to risk one's life; a short life and a merry one. 1
- noun plural life a corresponding state, existence, or principle of existence conceived of as belonging to the soul: eternal life. 1
- noun plural life the general or universal condition of human existence: Too bad, but life is like that. 1
- noun plural life any specified period of animate existence: a man in middle life. 1
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Origin of life
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English lif(e); Old English līf; cognate with Dutch lijf, German Leib body, Old Norse līf life, body; akin to live1
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Parts of speech for Life
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
life popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
life usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for life
noun life
- heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- growth — the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.
- soul — the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- activity — Activity is a situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done.
- get-up-and-go — energy, drive, and enthusiasm.
verb life
- last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
- move — to pass from one place or position to another.
- maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
adjective life
- lifer — a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- biological — Biological is used to describe processes and states that occur in the bodies and cells of living things.
Antonyms for life
noun life
- abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
- laziness — lazy evaluation
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
verb life
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- fall behind — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
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