life force
life force · life forces
живучесть, жизнеспособность, жизненность
Lebenskraft
The hypothetical principle that animates all living organismsThe hypothetical principle that animates all living organisms.
» Life can force you to make tough choices.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The hypothetical principle that animates all living organisms.
Lebenskraft
(countable, uncountable)An impulse or influence that gives something life or vitality.
More definitions
- (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
Examples
5 sentencesLife can force you to make tough choices.
Little by little, the life force died out in him.
Life forces us to improvise from time to time.
Sami can't face the life his father forces upon him.
In Feng Shui, Qi is a type of energy or life force.
deIm Fēngshuǐ ist Qì eine Art von Energie oder Lebenskraft.
Translations
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By meaning 1
principle that animates living organisms:
Forms
plural: life forces| Singular | life force |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms:vital forcevitalityelan vital
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable