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Leben
, Lebensdauer
, Biografie
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Life
- (n.) An essential constituent of life, esp. the blood.
- (n.) Figuratively: The potential or animating principle, also, the period of duration, of anything that is conceived of as resembling a natural organism in structure or functions; as, the life of a state, a machine, or a book; authority is the life of government.
- (n.) The living or actual form, person, thing, or state; as, a picture or a description from the life.
- (n.) A history of the acts and events of a life; a biography; as, Johnson wrote the life of Milton.
- (n.) A certain way or manner of living with respect to conditions, circumstances, character, conduct, occupation, etc.; hence, human affairs; also, lives, considered collectively, as a distinct class or type; as, low life; a good or evil life; the life of Indians, or of miners.
- (n.) The system of animal nature; animals in general, or considered collectively.
- (n.) The potential principle, or force, by which the organs of animals and plants are started and continued in the performance of their several and cooperative functions; the vital force, whether regarded as physical or spiritual.
- (n.) Animation; spirit; vivacity; vigor; energy.
- (n.) That which imparts or excites spirit or vigor; that upon which enjoyment or success depends; as, he was the life of the company, or of the enterprise.
- (n.) The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that state of an animal or plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of performing all or any of their functions; -- used of all animal and vegetable organisms.
- (n.) Enjoyment in the right use of the powers; especially, a spiritual existence; happiness in the favor of God; heavenly felicity.
- (n.) Of human beings: The union of the soul and body; also, the duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality or existence of the soul; as, man is a creature having an immortal life.
- (n.) Something dear to one as ones existence; a darling; -- used as a term of endearment.
- (n.) A person; a living being, usually a human being; as, many lives were sacrificed.
Synonyms:
Animation, Biography, Lifetime, Liveliness, Living, Spirit, Sprightliness,
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• Lifeful
- (a.) Full of vitality.
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• Life-saving
- (a.) That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from drowning; as, the life-saving service; a life-saving station.
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