life-giving

adjective

life-giv·​ing ˈlīf-ˌgi-viŋ How to pronounce life-giving (audio)
: giving or having power to give life and spirit : invigorating

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Rising sea temperatures compound the damage, triggering bleaching events that cause coral to expel their life-giving algae. Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 After scraping you’ll likely be left with subsoil, layers of clay or sand, that lack the life-giving nutrients plants require. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025 But Brody’s wrenching work juxtaposing hubris and humiliation distills an entire life into the raw pain of lingering trauma, the life-giving force of creative achievement and the crushing blows of the immigrant experience as his character is reminded of his place. Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025 Castle Rock Water lost 166 million gallons of the stuff in 2023, as the life-giving liquid silently escaped from pipes, fittings and valves across the town’s 517-mile water system — mostly underground and largely undetected. John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for life-giving

Word History

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of life-giving was in 1550

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“Life-giving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-giving. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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