life-affirming
adjective
: indicating that life has value : positive and optimistic
Even though the heroine dies at the end, her struggle for a better world gives the movie a life-affirming message.
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This seemingly dreary outcome can actually be life-affirming, insists the 26-year-old Australian dance artist Ninajirachi.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The trio, now reduced to a duo, excel at sequencing tracks and stacking ideas so their thoughts on overcoming grief and embracing the possibilities of growing older feel more life-affirming than cloying.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
Life Day, which traces its roots back to the Wookiee planet of Kashyyyk, celebrates the life-giving and life-affirming powers of the Tree of Life.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Nov. 2025
Director Tony Benna’s life-affirming documentary inventively chronicles the marketing whiz’s limited time with family and friends.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The trio, now reduced to a duo, excel at sequencing tracks and stacking ideas so their thoughts on overcoming grief and embracing the possibilities of growing older feel more life-affirming than cloying.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
Life Day, which traces its roots back to the Wookiee planet of Kashyyyk, celebrates the life-giving and life-affirming powers of the Tree of Life.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Nov. 2025
Director Tony Benna’s life-affirming documentary inventively chronicles the marketing whiz’s limited time with family and friends.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Life-affirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-affirming. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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