life-giving

[lahyf-giv-ing]

adjective

1. imparting, or having the ability to impart, life or vitality; invigorating; vitalizing.

   life-giving love and praise.

Other Word Forms

• life-giver noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of life-giving¹

First recorded in 1555–65

Example Sentences

There were folks in the audience who didn’t think that was anything to laugh at; the unmistakably sour expression on James Burrows’ face as Rogen skipped to the stage was life-giving.

From Salon

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used discredited and misrepresented studies to justify canceling research into life-giving vaccines.

From Los Angeles Times

But those planets are far away from our life-giving Sun.

From BBC

She’s a natural with the animals, though, her presence as calming to them as theirs is life-giving to her.

From Los Angeles Times

Following their lead, shedding the last of my winter sluggishness and enjoying the life-giving pleasantness of our spring weather this year, I too am energized, moving faster, awake and inspired.

From Salon