English noun: lifespan | |||
1. | lifespan (time) the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | ||
Samples | The battery had a short life. He lived a long and happy life. | ||
Synonyms | life, life-time, lifetime | ||
Broader (hypernym) | period, period of time, time period | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | afterlife, hereafter | ||
Part holonym | age, birth, death, demise, dying, eld, time of life | ||