• Noun: a characteristic state or mode of living; examples: "social life", "city life", "real life"
• Noun: the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; examples: "he hoped for a new life in Australia", "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"
• Noun: the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; example: "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
• Noun: the condition of living or the state of being alive; examples: "while there's life there's hope", "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
• Noun: the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); examples: "the battery had a short life", "he lived a long and happy life"
• Noun: the period between birth and the present time; example: "I have known him all his life"
• Noun: animation and energy in action or expression; example: "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
• Noun: an account of the series of events making up a person's life
• Noun: the period from the present until death; example: "he appointed himself emperor for life"
• Noun: a living person; example: "his heroism saved a life"
• Noun: living things collectively; example: "the oceans are teeming with life"
• Noun: a motive for living; example: "pottery was his life"
• Noun: the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; example: "there is no life on the moon"
• Noun: a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; example: "he got life for killing the guard"
A life without fame can be a good life, but fame without a life is no life at all.