The difference between Life and Void

When used as nouns, life means the state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects, whereas void means an empty space.

Void is also verb with the meaning: to make invalid or worthless.

Void is also adjective with the meaning: containing nothing.

check bellow for the other definitions of Life and Void

  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).

  1. Void as an adjective:

    Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.

  2. Void as an adjective:

    Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.

  3. Void as an adjective:

    Being without; destitute; devoid.

  4. Void as an adjective:

    Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.

  5. Void as an adjective:

    Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification.

    Examples:

    "[[null and void]]"

  6. Void as an adjective:

    Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.

  7. Void as an adjective (computing, programming, of a [[function]] or [[method]]):

    That does not return a value.

  1. Void as a noun:

    An empty space; a vacuum.

    Examples:

    "Nobody has crossed the void since one man died trying three hundred years ago; it's high time we had another go."

  2. Void as a noun (astronomy):

    An extended region of space containing no galaxies

  3. Void as a noun (materials science):

    A collection of adjacent vacancies inside a crystal lattice.

  4. Void as a noun (fluid mechanics):

    A pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow, created by cavitation.

  1. Void as a verb (transitive):

    To make invalid or worthless.

    Examples:

    "He voided the check and returned it."

  2. Void as a verb (transitive, medicine):

    To empty.

    Examples:

    "'void one’s bowels"

  3. Void as a verb:

    To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.

    Examples:

    "to void excrement"

  4. Void as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To withdraw, depart.

  5. Void as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.

    Examples:

    "to void a table"

  1. Void as a noun (now, _, rare, historical):

    A voidee.

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