| noun | a characteristic state or mode of living “social life” |
| noun | the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities “he could no longer cope with the complexities of life” |
| noun | the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living “he hoped for a new life in Australia” |
| noun | the condition of living or the state of being alive “while there's life there's hope” |
| noun | the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) “the battery had a short life” |
| noun | the period between birth and the present time “I have known him all his life” |
| noun | the period from the present until death “he appointed himself emperor for life” |
| noun | a living person “his heroism saved a life” |
| noun | animation and energy in action or expression “it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it” |
| noun | living things collectively “the oceans are teeming with life” |
| noun | the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones “there is no life on the moon” |
| noun | an account of the series of events making up a person's life |
| noun | a motive for living “pottery was his life” |
| noun | a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives “he got life for killing the guard” |
| live | verb | lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style |
| lifer | noun | a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment |
| alive | adjective | (followed by `to' or `of') aware of |
| lively | adjective | full of zest or vigor |
| spirit | verb | infuse with spirit |
| spiritize | verb | imbue with a spirit |
| sprightly | adjective | full of spirit and vitality |
| biographical | adjective | of or relating to or being biography |
| biographer | noun | someone who writes an account of a person's life |