life
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2.0
- noun
- /laɪf/
- It just brought some life and some fresh growth into this room.
- bring life
- breathe life
- come to life
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Watch on YouTubeYou're adding, you're adding life to, to yourself.
- You're adding, you're adding life to, to yourself.
- This really brings your skin back to life and smells so good.
- It's going to give you a little life, a little healthy glow.
- There's there's you can feel the life within you also.
- That's that's where the fun is, that's where the life comes.
- I was inspired by the hum of life and the sounds that we hear.
- Thank you for being a wellspring that's bringing life to our society.
- It is life sucking and energy draining to do that.
Examples
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The artist's creativity brought life to the otherwise dull canvas.
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Thank you for being a wellspring that's bringing life to our society.
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It's like it just brings life to my skin.
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OK, now my skin feels like it has some life to it now.
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Even a bad teacher knows that a class takes on a life of its own.
Academic text (2011) -
"Hearing the piece after the work we just did brings new life to the song."
Academic text (2011) -
So warm, so full of life.
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This really brings your skin back to life and smells so good.
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The teacher approaches the curriculum in artistic ways, bringing to life a wide range of subjects.
Academic text (1992) -
The stronger and more realistic your dialogue, the more your characters come to life and enhance your story.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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3.1
A person's mood or energy, often lively and positive
7
3.5
Lively, excited behaviour in a person or group
3
3.4
A feeling of energy and excitement that makes people active
2
4.5
A feeling of energy and strong interest in the world
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7.7
Having life and moving or feeling, like animals
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7.2
A lively, energetic way of moving or acting
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7.7
A feeling that something is full of life and energy
A joyful energy that makes people want to move or dance
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
28
4.6
A person with a very strong, exciting personality who attracts attention
28
5.7
Kept alive by machines after a serious illness or kept working only with little help
- Informal
1
7.0
A life that is easy and comfortable with few worries or responsibilities
In a very urgent and determined way as if everything depended on it
- Informal
1
7.2
A situation where someone has an easy, comfortable life with few worries or responsibilities
- Informal
1
3.9
A person who makes parties fun by being lively and entertaining others
- Informal
Different parts of life have their own good things to enjoy one at a time
To become larger and hard to control as it spreads beyond where it started
Compounds
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3.4
How good a person's life feels because of their health, culture, and where they live, not money
109
3.0
A plan that pays money to your family or other people you choose when you die
- Specialized
48
3.4
Medical machines that keep a person alive by helping them breathe or keeping the heart working
- Specialized
18
4.0
Equipment that keeps a person alive by doing the body's most important jobs
- Archaic
5
7.9
A very important drink people see as necessary for life that sometimes means whiskey or brandy
- Specialized
4
6.5
A strong tool rescuers use to force open crashed cars and free trapped people
- NSFW
2
6.1
An art class where students draw, paint, or sculpt a live person who holds a pose often nude
How Lively
Surface Forms
Etymology
Life comes from an old German word meaning 'to live', the same root as live and alive. So life can mean the energy or spirit that makes things feel active and full of movement.