life

līf

1. noun – the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
2. noun – the existence of an individual human being or animal.
3. noun – the period between the birth and death of a living thing, especially a human being.
4. noun – vitality, vigour, or energy.
5. noun – (in art) the depiction of a subject from a real model, rather than from an artist's imagination.