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life-giving

life-giving

9 4.8
Keeps people, animals and plants alive, like rain or sunlight that helps them grow
  • adjective
  • /ˈlaɪfˌɡɪvɪŋ/
translation icon : vital
  • The garden was filled with life-giving plants that nourished the soil and the people who tended to it.
  • life-giving force
  • life-giving power
  • life-giving breath

There is something redemptive and life giving about asking a better question.

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Examples

  • Where would you get that life-giving water?

  • The magnificent nut groves, so sought-after by Scar, thrive here because of the rich soil, and another magic ingredient, life-giving water.

  • Our appetite is one of our life giving drives.

  • There is something redemptive and life giving about asking a better question.

  • Birth is now a family event, a life-giving event, which fathers attend as well as mothers.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Ecosystems and all species of biodiversity are the life-giving elements of the Earth.

    Blog text (17)
  • Respect for the medicinal properties of breast milk reflected faith in its power as a life-giving force.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Rainstorms on the African savanna are life-giving and life-changing events.

    Academic text (2009)
  • And a revolutionary new form of ocean desalinization... that will bring life-giving water to the driest of deserts.

  • Drinking fresh water is essential for a healthy body; it is truly life-giving.

Synonyms

life-sustaining
vslife-giving
5 3.9

Needed for a person to stay alive

is more about giving energy and nourishment not only support
vitalizing
vslife-giving
6.5

Make a person or thing feel more energetic

is about both creating and nourishing continued living

How Life-Giving

vital
403 3.5
life-giving
9 4.8
nourishing
4 2.1
beneficial
138 3.4

Surface Forms

life-giving positive

Morphology

life-giving = life + give (transparent) = life + give + ing

The adjective is directly formed from the compound elements 'life' + 'giving' (give + -ing), and the meaning 'providing or sustaining life' follows straightforwardly.

Etymology

The word life-giving comes from the simple parts life and giving, so it literally means 'giving life' or helping things stay alive. So, we call rain, sun, or clean water life-giving because they feed and keep plants and animals alive.