the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death

the origins of life

cats require visual experience during the first few weeks of life

the existence of an individual human being or animal

a disaster that claimed the lives of 266 people

she didn't want to die; she loved life

the period between the birth and death of a living thing, especially a human being

she has lived all her life in the country

they became friends for life

vitality, vigour, or energy

she was beautiful and full of life

(in art) the depiction of a subject from a real model, rather than from an artist's imagination

the pose and clothing were sketched from life