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life vs need

need vs life

life and need both are nouns.

life is not a verb while need is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
life Yes No No No
need Yes No Yes No
As nouns, need is a hypernym of life; that is, need is a word with a broader meaning than life:
  • life: a motive for living
  • need: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
Other hypernyms of life include motivation, motive.
life (noun) need (noun)
living things collectively the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
animation and energy in action or expression anything that is necessary but lacking
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities a condition requiring relief
an account of the series of events making up a person's life a state of extreme poverty or destitution
a motive for living
a living person
the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
the condition of living or the state of being alive
a characteristic state or mode of living
the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
the period between birth and the present time
the period from the present until death
a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
life (verb) need (verb)
have need of
have or feel a need for
require as useful, just, or proper
Difference between life and need

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