1. the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"

(synonym) animation , life , living

(hypernym) being , beingness , existence

(hyponym) eternal life , life eternal

(attribute) alive(p)

2. having animal life as distinguished from plant life; "full of life"

(synonym) animateness , liveness

(hypernym) physiological property

(hyponym) animation , vitality

(attribute) animate