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life

life

1.0
The time from birth to death when a person is alive
  • noun
  • /laɪf/
translation icon : vida
  • This has been the best day of my life ever.
  • real life
  • everyday life
  • daily life

The good stuff happens in life when we feel.

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Examples

Synonyms

living
vslife
965 1.0

The experience of being alive

is broader, covering the whole span from birth to death including all experiences
lifetime
vslife
948 1.6

The whole time that a person, animal or thing exists

focuses more on experiences and activities rather than just the time span
existence
vslife
838 2.8

The state of being real or alive

emphasizes active experiences and the whole birth to death period not mere being

Antonyms

1.0

The end of a living thing's life

Idioms

to get a life
  • Offensive
36 8.7

Tell someone to do something more interesting with their time

To make big positive changes in your life after hard times

29 3.7

A very fun and memorable experience

25 3.9

Get away very quickly to avoid being hurt

23 6.1

To try very hard to stay alive in a dangerous situation

A very serious situation where someone may die

Kept alive by machines after a serious illness or kept working only with little help

for dear life
  • Informal
16 5.9

Very quickly because you are afraid of danger

larger than life
  • Informal
14 4.6

A person with a very strong, exciting personality who attracts attention

13 3.7

A person who is lively and makes people laugh at parties

set for life
  • Informal
8 4.2

Enough money to live without working for the rest of your life

To have a happy, full life and treat others well

Ask someone very strongly not to kill or hurt you

5 5.2

A way of spending time that is exciting, fast, and often risky

In a very urgent and determined way as if everything depended on it

3 4.1

Very similar to real life in looks and detail

high on life
  • Slang
2 7.5

Feeling very happy and excited for no clear reason

a dog's life
  • Informal
1 7.5

A life that is either easy and comfortable or hard and unhappy

The person someone loves most and wants to spend their life with

1 9.9

Act boldly and take control of your life

To have enough money to live well for the rest of your life

8.0

Cannot do something no matter how hard you try

A person who makes parties fun by being lively and entertaining others

life of a mayfly
  • Informal
7.7

A very short time before something ends

life of Riley
  • Informal
7.0

A life that is easy and comfortable with few worries or responsibilities

life of Riley
  • Informal
7.2

A situation where someone has an easy, comfortable life with few worries or responsibilities

9.2

Different parts of life have their own good things to enjoy one at a time

To stop wasting time being unhappy and enjoy life

Die because of an accident, violence, or disaster

To become larger and hard to control as it spreads beyond where it started

To be brave and take control of your life

To act quickly and boldly to make the most of life

not on your life
  • Informal
7.8

Say it to show you will never do something

Compounds

266 2.3

The everyday world people live in outside books or theory

193 2.4

The usual habits, beliefs, and actions of a person or group

127 2.8

A plant, an animal, or a tiny organism

103 3.4

How good a person's life feels because of their health, culture, and where they live, not money

A very serious situation where someone may not survive

A plan that pays money to your family or other people you choose when you die

90 3.2

A life with comfort, happiness, and enough money to enjoy it

76 5.7

A prison term that lasts for the rest of a person's life

57 3.2

Equipment that supplies air, water, and other needs in dangerous places

love life
  • NSFW
54 3.4

A person's romantic relationships and sexual activity

53 2.1

An account of the events and experiences of a person's life

life expectancy
  • Specialized
52 3.0

Average number of years people are expected to live

46 7.4

Life that continues forever after death

loss of life
  • Literature
45 3.5

Deaths of people caused by accidents, disasters, or violence

life support
  • Specialized
42 3.4

Medical machines that keep a person alive by helping them breathe or keeping the heart working

life form
  • Specialized
37 3.4

The physical shape and parts of a plant or animal

33 3.4

The job, background, or place in society a person has

The time a person spends working in a job or career

28 6.7

A very serious situation that may cause death if you do not act

27 1.9

The way a person lives and feels at home

25 2.6

A series of stages a living thing or product goes through from beginning to end

right to life
  • Formal
19 4.1

A rule that says no one should kill another person

19 3.5

The time a product stays safe to use or eat

16 1.4

A jacket that helps a person float in water

Involving a very serious risk to life or survival

15 3.4

Basic information about sex and how babies are made

15 4.7

A sentence that keeps someone in prison for the rest of their life

15 3.5

A person who is the most lively and entertaining at a party

14 3.7

The same size as a real person or thing

half-life
  • Specialized
14 5.6

Time it takes for a substance to drop to half its original amount

The person someone cares for most and wants to be with

14 2.8

All the plants that live in a particular place, like trees and flowers

13 3.5

Help that keeps someone going in hard times, like care from family

larger-than-life
  • Informal
13 4.8

A person or thing that seems bigger and more exciting than normal

life-support system
  • Specialized
13 4.0

Equipment that keeps a person alive by doing the body's most important jobs

11 3.7

A painting of arranged objects like fruit or flowers

A way someone thinks about life and the things that happen

10 2.5

A ring or jacket that helps a person float in water

charmed life
  • Informal
8 5.6

A life where a person seems very lucky and stays safe

8 1.7

A jacket you wear to help you float in water

8 5.6

A life of luxury with expensive things and many pleasures

7 2.9

A small inflatable boat used to escape from a sinking ship

no-life
  • Offensive
7 9.6

A person who spends most of their time alone and has little social life

7 3.4

The study of living things and how they live

life-support
  • Specialized
6 3.8

Used for machines or methods that keep a very sick person alive

Needed for a person to stay alive

life force
  • Archaic
5 8.8

An imagined energy that makes living things grow and move

4 5.8

A make-believe life someone thinks about to escape real problems

life force
  • Jargon
4 7.5

A resource in games that shows how much health a character has

4 4.0

A record of events and experiences a person or animal goes through

4 4.3

Stays fresh or works longer than normal

3 3.2

Tips to help someone make choices about their personal life

Help that lets people set and reach personal or work goals

Jaws of Life
  • Specialized
3 6.5

A strong tool rescuers use to force open crashed cars and free trapped people

Years when a person is strongest and most active

Part of a person's life spent working in business or a job

A thing like the sun or water that gives life to living things

elixir of life
  • Literature
2 9.9

A magic drink that makes a person live forever and never grow old

staff of life
  • Archaic
2 3.7

A basic bread people eat as a main food

The time when a woman stops having periods and cannot have children

The most important quality that gives life meaning

life eternal
  • Literature
1 7.9

An endless state of being after death

1 3.2

Support that helps people in a difficult or dangerous time

1 2.7

A round object you throw to someone in water to help them float

water of life
  • Archaic
1 7.9

A very important drink people see as necessary for life that sometimes means whiskey or brandy

1 2.5

A hard candy shaped like a ring with a hole in the middle

1 3.8

A stage in a person's life with typical experiences

1 1.9

A round floating ring worn around the body to keep a person afloat in water

1 3.2

A floating ring used to save people who are drowning

life class
  • NSFW
1 6.1

An art class where students draw, paint, or sculpt a live person who holds a pose often nude

A person who studies living things and how they work

A fresh start that makes something lively and useful again

A big life event that changes how a person lives or thinks

How Bodily

reincarnation
41 7.1
incarnation
10 7.9
life
1.0
spirit
833 4.3

Surface Forms

life singular
lives plural

Etymology

Life comes from an old German word meaning 'to live' and shares the same root as live and alive. So life means being alive and the time and experiences you have from birth to death.