The difference between General and Life

When used as nouns, general means a general fact or proposition, whereas life means the state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects.

General is also verb with the meaning: to lead (soldiers) as a general.

General is also adjective with the meaning: including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.

check bellow for the other definitions of General and Life

  1. General as an adjective:

    Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to or .

  2. General as an adjective (sometimes, _, postpositive):

    Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent.

  3. General as an adjective:

    Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual.

  4. General as an adjective:

    Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category.

  5. General as an adjective:

    Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite.

  6. General as an adjective:

    Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area.

  1. General as a noun (now, rare):

    A general fact or proposition; a generality.

    Examples:

    "We have dealt with the generals; now let us turn to the particulars."

  2. General as a noun (military ranks):

    The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces.

  3. General as a noun:

    A great strategist or tactician.

    Examples:

    "Hannibal was one of the greatest [[generals]] of the ancient world."

  4. General as a noun (Christianity):

    The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits.

  5. General as a noun (nautical):

    A commander of naval forces; an admiral.

  6. General as a noun (colloquial, now, historical):

    A general servant; a maid with no specific duties.

  7. General as a noun:

    A general anesthetic; general anesthesia.

  8. General as a noun (insurance):

    The general insurance industry.

    Examples:

    "I work in general."

  1. General as a verb:

    to lead (soldiers) as a general

  1. Life as a noun (uncountable):

    The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.

    Examples:

    "Having experienced both, the vampire decided that he preferred (un)death to life.  nowrap He gave up on life."

  2. Life as a noun:

    The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "", "living constitution", etc.

  3. Life as a noun:

    Lifeforms, generally or collectively.

    Examples:

    "It's life, but not as we know it.'' ''She discovered plant life on the planet.'' ''The rover discovered signs of life on the alien world."

  4. Life as a noun (countable):

    A living ; the fact of a particular individual being alive.

    Examples:

    "Many lives were lost during the war. Her quick thinking saved many dogs' lives."

  5. Life as a noun (informal):

    Existence A worthwhile existence. A particular aspect of existence. Social life. Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.

    Examples:

    "Man's life on this planet has been marked by continual conflict.'' ''the eternal life of the soul"

    "He gets up early in the morning, works all day long — even on weekends — and hardly sees his family. That's no life!  nowrap His life was ruined by drugs."

    "He struggled to balance his family life, social life and work life.'' ''sex life'', ''political life"

    "Get a life."

    "She's my love, my life.'' ''Running the bakery is her life."

  6. Life as a noun (colloquial):

    A period of time during which something has existence. The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive. The span of time during which an object operates. The period of time during which an object is recognizable. A particular phase or period of existence. A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age). # A life sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole).

    Examples:

    "This light bulb is designed to have a life of 2,000 hours."

    "The life of this milk carton may be thousands of years in this landfill."

  7. Life as a noun:

    Animation; spirit; vivacity. The most lively component or participant.

  8. Life as a noun:

    A biography.

    Examples:

    "His life of the founder is finished, except for the title."

  9. Life as a noun:

    Nature, reality, and the forms that exist it.

  10. Life as a noun (video games):

    An opportunity for existence. One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made. A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of an misplay by a member of the fielding team.

    Examples:

    "Scoring 1000 points is rewarded with an extra life."

  11. Life as a noun (uncountable, insurance):

    The life insurance industry.

    Examples:

    "I work in life."

  12. Life as a noun (countable):

    A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).

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