different between alive vs afterlife

English

Etymology

From Middle English alive, alyve, alife, from Old English on l?fe (“in life”), equivalent to a- +? live.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??la?v/
• Rhymes: -a?v

Adjective

alive (comparative more alive, superlative most alive)

1. Having life; living; not dead
2. In a state of action; in force or operation; existent

3. Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.
4. Sprightly; lively; brisk.
5. susceptible; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy
6. (as an intensifier) out of all living creatures.
7. (programming) Synonym of live

Usage notes

• Alive always follows the noun which it qualifies, for example "The bee is alive". Before a noun, the adjectives living or live may be used with a similar meaning

Synonyms

• (having life): alive and kicking, extant, vital; see also Thesaurus:alive
• (in a state of action): existing, extant; See also Thesaurus:existent
• (sprightly, lively, brisk): frisky, peppy, zestful; see also Thesaurus:active
• (out of all living creatures): ever, in the world

Antonyms

• dead

Derived terms

Translations

References

alive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Leiva, alvei, avile

English

Etymology

From after- +? life

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???ft??la?f/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æft??la?f/

Noun

afterlife (plural afterlives or (rare, proscribed) afterlifes)

1. Life after death.

2. The place believed to be inhabited by deceased people.

Synonyms

• (life after death): hereafter, eternal life; see also Thesaurus:life after death
• (place): hereafter, other side; see also Thesaurus:afterlife

Antonyms

• (life before life, previous life): forelife

Translations

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:afterlife.

See also

• beforelife