life-giving

American

[lahyf-giv-ing] / ˈlaɪfˌgɪv ɪŋ /

adjective

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

life-giving love and praise.

Other Word Forms

life-giver noun

Etymology

Origin of life-giving

First recorded in 1555–65

Example Sentences

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In “Free” and elsewhere—her public lectures, for instance—she’s made plain her distaste for capitalism, a system that a majority of Albanians today associate with liberty but also with life-giving light after long years of darkness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

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

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

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 • May 10, 2025

The weekends were for men “hungry for deep, life-giving relationships.”

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2025

The sun warmed us with its life-giving power, and up in the sky a white moon smiled on us.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

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