Life Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energ ...

is the characteristic that distinguishes organisms from inorganic substances and dead objects. Life or The Life may also refer to:

Human life

Human life (disambiguation) Human life may refer to: * Human life span, statistical measure of the average time a human being is expected to live * Human Life Amendment, various proposals to amend the United States Constitution to prohibit abortion * Human Life International ...

Human condition The human condition is all of the characteristics and key events of human life, including birth, learning, emotion, aspiration, morality, conflict, and death. This is a very broad topic that has been and continues to be pondered and analyzed fr ...

, the characteristics, events, and situations of human existence *

Biography A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or ...

, a written, filmed, etc. description of a person's life **

Autobiography An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life. It is a form of biography. Definition The word "autobiography" was first used deprecatingly by William Taylor in 1797 in the English peri ...

, an account of one's own life *

Everyday life Everyday life, daily life or routine life comprises the ways in which people typically act, think, and feel on a daily basis. Everyday life may be described as mundane, routine, natural, habitual, or normal. Human diurnality means most peop ...

, what a person does and feels on an everyday basis *

Personal life Personal life is the course or state of an individual's life, especially when viewed as the sum of personal choices contributing to one's personal identity. Apart from hunter-gatherers, most pre-modern peoples' time was limited by the need to ...

, an individual's life *

Life imprisonment Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted people are to remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives or indefinitely until pardoned, paroled, or otherwise commuted to a fixed term. Crimes for ...

, a sentence of imprisonment

Arts and media

Films

* '' Live'' (1920 film), a lost 1920 American silent drama film * '' Live'' (1928 film), a British silent drama film * ''Life'' (1984 film), a Chinese film * '' Life'' (1996 film), an Australian drama film * '' Life'' (1999 film), an American comedy film * ''The Life'' (2004 film), a Canadian made-for-TV drama film * '' Whore'' (2004 film), a Spanish drama film also called ''The Life'' * '' Life!'', a 2005 Dutch film * ''The Life'' (2012 film), a Ugandan film * ''Life'' (2015 film), an American biopic * '' Life'' (2017 film), an American science fiction horror film

Gaming

* ''

The Game of Life ''The Game of Life'', also known simply as ''Life'', is a board game Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, rol ...

'', a board game *

Conway's Game of Life The Game of Life, also known simply as Life, is a cellular automaton devised by the British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970. It is a zero-player game, meaning that its evolution is determined by its initial state, requiring no further ...

, a cellular automaton *

Life (gaming) In video games, a life is a play-turn that a player character has, defined as the period between start and end of play. Lives refer to a finite number of tries before the game ends with a game over. It is sometimes called a chance, a try, rest ...

, a play-turn for a player-character * ''Life'', development title for the 1983 Atari game, '' Lifespan'' * Life, or

Lee Seung-Hyun (video gamer) Lee Seung-hyun () is a Korean name consisting of the family name Lee and the given name Seung-hyun, and may also refer to: * Lee Seoung-hyun (born 1990), South Korean basketball player * Lee Seung-hyun (footballer) (born 1985), South Korean footba ...

, a banned former professional ''StarCraft II'' player

Music

Albums

* '' Life'' (Sly and the Family Stone album), 1968 * ''Life'' (Exuma album), 1973 * ''Life'' (Thin Lizzy album), 1983 *''

Life (Is So Strange) ''Life (Is So Strange)'' is an album by War, was released on RCA Victor Records in 1983. The band's lineup is not stated on the cover, but composer credits suggest they had been reduced from eight members (on the previous album) to five. The po ...

'', a 1983 album by War * ''Life'' (Neil Young & Crazy Horse album), 1987 * ''Life'' (Inspiral Carpets album), 1990 * ''Life'' (The Cardigans album), 1995 * ''Life'' (Simply Red album), 1995 * ''Life'' (Talisman album), 1995 * '' Life'' (soundtrack), the 1999 soundtrack to the 1999 film *'' Life'' (Black Biscuits album), a 1999 album featuring

Vivian Hsu Vivian Hsu ( Atayal: ; ; born March 19, 1975) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Hsu rose to prominence in Japan, where she made her first appearance in 1995 and has become a highly recognized celebrity with her countless appearances in media dur ...

*''Life'', a 1999 album by

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

* ''Life'' (Dope album), 2001 * ''Life'' (ZOEgirl album), 2001 * '' The Life'' (album), a 2001 album by Ginuwine * ''Life'' (Z-Ro album), 2002 * ''Life'' (Frukwan album), 2003 * ''Life'' (Yo Gotti album), 2003 * ''Life'' (Andy Hunter album), 2005 * ''Life'' (Ricky Martin album), 2005 * ''Life'' (KRS-One album), 2006 * ''Life'' (Marcia Hines album), 2007 * '' Life'' (David "Fathead" Newman album), 2007 * ''Life'' (Angela Aki album), 2010 * ''Life'' (Cueshé album), 2010 * ''Life'' (Sage Francis album), 2010 * ''Life'' (Heo Young-saeng EP), a 2013 release by Heo Young-saeng * ''Life'' (Sigma album), 2015 * ''Life'' (Adagio album), 2017 *''Life'', a 2018 album by

Boy George George Alan O'Dowd (born 14 June 1961), known professionally as Boy George, is an English singer, songwriter, DJ, author and mixed media artist. Best known for his soulful voice and his androgynous appearance, Boy George has been the lead singe ...

Culture Club Culture Club are an English pop band formed in London in 1981. The band comprises Boy George (lead vocals), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Mikey Craig (bass guitar) and formerly included Jon Moss (drums and percussion). Emerging in the New ...

* ''Life'' (Conrad Sewell album), 2019 *'' L.I.F.E'', a 2013 album by Burna Boy *'' L.i.f.e'', an album by Josh Osho

Songs

* "Life" (Ana Johnsson song), 2004 * "Life" (Des'ree song), 1998 * "Life" (E-Type song), 2001 * "Life" (Elvis Presley song), 1971 * "The Life" (Fifth Harmony song), 2016 * "Life" (Haddaway song), 1993 * "Life" (K-Ci & JoJo song), 1999 * "Life" (Mika Nakashima song), 2007 * "Life" (Our Lady Peace song), 2000 * "Life" (Ricky Nelson song), 1971 * "Life" (Toše Proeski song), 2004 * "Life" (Yui song), 2005 * " Life (Diamonds in the Dark)", 2013 John Dahlbäck song * " Life (Me no Mae no Mukō e)", 2010 Kanjani8 song * "The Life", by Alicia Keys from ''

Songs in A Minor ''Songs in A Minor'' is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys, released on June 5, 2001, by J Records. Keys began writing songs for the album in 1995 at age 14 and recording the album in 1998 for Columbia Records, ...

'' * "Life", by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead from ''

So Divided ''So Divided'' is the fifth studio album by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead released in the UK on November 13, 2006 and in the US on November 14. It saw the band continuing to expand its sound, along the lines of its predecessor '' W ...

'' * "Life", by Atheist from ''

Piece of Time ''Piece of Time'' is the debut album by American technical death metal band Atheist (band), Atheist, recorded in 1988 but not released officially until 1990. This was because the label that Atheist had initially signed with, Mean Machine Records ...

'' * "Life", by Audio Adrenaline from ''

Audio Adrenaline Audio Adrenaline was an American Christian rock band that formed in 1986 at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky. The band gained recognition during the 1990s and received two Grammy Awards and multiple Dove Awards. Audio Adren ...

'' * "Life", by Ayumi Hamasaki from ''

Mirrorcle World "Mirrorcle World" is the forty-third physical single and forty-fourth single overall by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki. The title track is an extended version of the song "Mirror," a two-minute introductory track on Hamasaki's ninth studio album, ...

'' * "Life", by Bleeding Through from '' Love Will Kill All'' * "Life", by Collective Soul from ''

See What You Started by Continuing ''See What You Started by Continuing'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Collective Soul. It was released on October 2, 2015 by Vanguard Records. The album represents a return to the classic guitar-driven rock sound that the band we ...

'' * "Life", by Conrad Sewell from ''

'' * "Life", by Devin Townsend from '' Ocean Machine: Biomech'' * "Life", by E-Type featuring Na Na from ''

Euro IV Ever Euro IV Ever is the fourth studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter E-Type, which was released in 2001. It contains hit songs "Life", "Africa" and "Campione 2000". That song was made as the official song of the 2000 UEFA European Football Champi ...

'' * "The Life", by Estelle from '' All of Me'' * "Life", by Flipper from ''

Album – Generic Flipper ''Album – Generic Flipper'' is the debut studio album by the noise rock band Flipper. It was released in June 1982 by Subterranean Records. It is also referred to as ''Album'', ''Album: Generic'', ''Generic Flipper'' and just ''Generic''. ...

'' * "The Life", by Gary Clark Jr. from ''

Blak and Blu ''Blak and Blu'' is the major-label debut studio album by American musician Gary Clark Jr., released on October 22, 2012. The album touches on a wide variety of traditionally black music genres, including soul ("Please Come Home"), hip-hop/ R&B ...

'' * "The Life", by Hinder from ''

All American Nightmare ''All American Nightmare'' is the third studio album by American rock band Hinder. Released on December 7, 2010 by Universal Republic Records, it is the band's successor to '' Take It to the Limit'', which was released in 2008. ''All American Nig ...

'' * "The Life", by Mystic from '' Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom'' * "Life", by Royce da 5'9" featuring Amerie on Royce da 5'9" from '' Rock City'' * "Life", by Sonata Arctica from '' The Ninth Hour'' * "Life?", by Napalm Death from '' Scum'' * "L.I.F.E.", by Lil Mama from ''

VYP (Voice of the Young People) ''VYP (Voice of the Young People)'' is the debut album by rapper Lil Mama released in April 2008, which includes the singles "Lip Gloss", "G-Slide (Tour Bus)", and "Shawty Get Loose" (featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain). The album's fourth single ...

Other uses in music

Life Records Life Records is a Malayan-Singaporean- British Hong Kong record label owned by Hup Hup Sdn Bhd was officially established on 1 January 1949. History According to the company itself it was officially formed on 1 January 1949. It was known as Ki ...

, a Malaysian record label * Life Records, an imprint of

Bellmark Records Bellmark Records was a small American independent record label, based in Los Angeles, California. It was formed in 1989 by Al Bell, who was one of the driving forces behind Stax Records, having been its chairman and CEO, and who had also been presi ...

* Life (rapper), British hip hop musician * ''The Life'' (musical), a 1990 musical

Print media

Fiction

* ''A Life'', the English title of the 1892 novel ''

Una Vita ''Una vita'' is the first novel of Italo Svevo, the author of the seminal modernist novel, ''Zeno's Conscience''. Originally titled ''Un inetto'' – ''inetto'' may be translated as 'inept,' unfit', 'unsuitable' or 'incapable' – this name was re ...

'' by Italo Svevo * '' A Life'' (play), a 1979 play by Hugh Leonard * ''A Life'', a 1986 work by

Iain Crichton Smith Iain Crichton Smith, (Gaelic: ''Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn''; 1 January 1928 – 15 October 1998) was a Scottish poet and novelist, who wrote in both English and Gaelic. He was born in Glasgow, but moved to the Isle of Lewis at the age of two, ...

* ''Life'' (manga), a 2002 ''shōjo'' manga series * ''Life'', a 2004 novel by Gwyneth Jones * '' The Life'' (novel), a 2011 novel by Malcolm Knox * ''The Life'', a 2012 novel by

Martina Cole Eilidh Martina Cole is a British crime writer. she has released twenty-six novels about crime, most of which examine London's gangster underworld. Four of her novels, ''Dangerous Lady'', '' The Jump'', '' The Take'' and '' The Runaway'' have bee ...

Non-fiction books

* '' Life'' (Sadava book), a 1983 biological science textbook, in its 11th edition as of 2016 * ''A Life'', the 1988 autobiography of

Elia Kazan Elia Kazan (; born Elias Kazantzoglou ( el, Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου); September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one o ...

* '' Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth'', a 1997 natural history by Richard Fortey * ''A Life'', a 2001 memoir of

Gabriel Josipovici Gabriel David Josipovici ( ; born 8 October 1940) is a British novelist, short story writer, critic, literary theorist, and playwright. He is an Emeritus professor, after having been Professor at the University of Sussex. Biography He was born ...

's mother * '' Life'' (Richards book), a 2010 memoir by The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards

Non-fiction periodicals

* '' Life'' (magazine), an American magazine from 1883 to 1972 and from 1978 to 2000 * '' Life'' (newspapers), local papers from Lerner Newspapers * '' Life'' (journal), a scientific journal published by MDPI * ''IUBMB Life'', a scientific journal published by the

International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) is an international non-governmental organisation concerned with biochemistry and molecular biology. Formed in 1955 as the International Union of Biochemistry (IUB), the union ...

Radio

* ''The Life'', an Australian radio programme hosted by the comedy duo

Roy and HG Roy and HG are an Australian comedy duo, comprising Greig Pickhaver in the role of "H. G. Nelson" and John Doyle as "'Rampaging' Roy Slaven". Their act is an affectionate but irreverent parody of Australia's obsession with sport. Their charact ...

* Life 103.1, the slogan for WLHC, an American radio station licensed to Robbins, North Carolina, United States * Life FM (disambiguation), one of several radio stations *

Life Radio The Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch), also known as PMCC (4th Watch), is a nontrinitarian Christian denomination based in the Philippines. It was founded in 1971 by Arsenio T. Ferriol and registered on August 27, 1973. The ch ...

, a Philippine radio network

Print media

Fiction

* ''A Life'', the English title of the 1892 novel ''

'' by Italo Svevo * '' A Life'' (play), a 1979 play by Hugh Leonard * ''A Life'', a 1986 work by

* ''Life'' (manga), a 2002 ''shōjo'' manga series * ''Life'', a 2004 novel by Gwyneth Jones * '' The Life'' (novel), a 2011 novel by Malcolm Knox * ''The Life'', a 2012 novel by

Non-fiction books

* '' Life'' (Sadava book), a 1983 biological science textbook, in its 11th edition as of 2016 * ''A Life'', the 1988 autobiography of

* '' Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth'', a 1997 natural history by Richard Fortey * ''A Life'', a 2001 memoir of

's mother * '' Life'' (Richards book), a 2010 memoir by The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards

Non-fiction periodicals

Other arts

* ''Life'' (sculpture), a 1968 sculpture in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Businesses and organizations

Life (news agency, Russia) Life (stylized as L!FE, formerly LifeNews) is a Russian pro-government news website owned by and published by . Its offices are in Moscow. The brand is most commonly associated with the now-defunct LifeNews channel. Life News The television ...

, Russian news website *

Life Racing Engines Life was a Formula One constructor from Modena, Italy. The company was named for its founder, Ernesto Vita ("Vita" is Italian for "Life"). Life first emerged on the Formula One scene in 1990, trying to market their unconventional W12 3.5-litre ...

, a former racing team *

Life Technologies (Thermo Fisher Scientific) Life Technologies Corporation was a biotech company founded in November 2008 through a US $6.7billion merger of Invitrogen Corporation and Applied Biosystems Inc. The joint sales of the combined companies were about $3.5 billion; they had about ...

, a corporation acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2014 *

Life University Life University is a private university focused on training chiropractors and located in Marietta, Georgia, USA. It was established in 1974 by a chiropractor, Sid E. Williams. History The university was founded in 1974 by Williams as "Life C ...

, a college in Marietta, Georgia, United States *

lifecell lifecell (formerly life:)) is the third largest Ukrainian mobile telephone network operator, (after Kyivstar and Vodafone Ukraine) covering 98.82% of Ukrainian inhabited territory. The company is wholly owned by Turkcell. Lifecell's dialing pref ...

, a Ukraine mobile network operator, formerly called life:) *

Lambda Phi Epsilon Lambda Phi Epsilon (, also known as LPhiE and LFE) is the largest Asian-American-Interest fraternity in North America. Lambda Phi Epsilon is affiliated with the National APIDA Panhellenic Association, and is a former member of the North American I ...

, a North American Asian-interest fraternity nicknamed Life *

The LIFE Programme The LIFE programme (French: L’Instrument Financier pour l’Environnement) is the European Union's funding instrument for the environment and climate action. The general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and d ...

(French : L’Instrument Financier pour l’Environnement), the European Union's funding instrument for the environment and climate action. *

Life Scout (Boy Scouts of America) The advancement program for Scouts participating in the Scouts BSA program of the Boy Scouts of America is symbolized by the earning of seven ranks. The advancement program is often considered to be divided into two phases. The first phase from jo ...

, the second-highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America

Technology

* Laser Inertial Fusion Energy, a laser inertial fusion power plant design * Lunar Infrastructure for Exploration, a space telescope project *

Living Interplanetary Flight Experiment The Living Interplanetary Flight ExperimentAsian Scientist"Phobos-Grunt Mission Carrying Yinghuo-1 Space Probe Suffers Technical Glitch" Srinivas Laxman, 9 November 2011 (LIFE or Phobos LIFE) was an interplanetary mission developed by the Planetar ...

, Shuttle-LIFE and Phobos-LIFE *

Large Interferometer For Exoplanets Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE) is a project started in 2017 to develop the science, technology and a roadmap for a space mission to detect and characterize the atmospheres of dozens of warm, terrestrial extrasolar planets. The current p ...

Other uses

Life (cereal) Life is a breakfast cereal produced by the Quaker Oats Company, a subsidiary of PepsiCo. It was formerly made of oats, soy protein concentrate, sodium caseinate and sugar, but now also contains corn flour, whole wheat flour, and rice flour. It wa ...

, a cereal distributed by the Quaker Oats Company * Life, Tennessee, an unincorporated community in the United States * Living Is For Everyone, a suicide prevention initiative of the Australian government's National Suicide Prevention Strategy * LIFE Act, a United States immigration law *

LYF LYF (pronounced "life"), also known as Jio LYF, is an Indian brand of smartphones, laptops, consumer electronics developed by Jio and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It manufactures 4G-enabled VoLTE smartphones which run on An ...

(pronounced ''life''), or Reliance LYF, a 4G smartphone brand owned by Reliance Industries

Human life

Arts and media

Films

Gaming

Music

Albums

Songs

Other uses in music

Print media

Fiction

Non-fiction books

Non-fiction periodicals

Radio

Print media

Fiction

Non-fiction books

Non-fiction periodicals

Other arts

Businesses and organizations

Technology

Other uses

See also