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

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 • Sep. 15, 2025

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

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

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

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2025

Practices and games were downright life-giving because they were my one reminder of my former life.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

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