Syn: vital, vitalizing.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
returning the life-giving humus to the land. --Louis Bromfield. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
life-giving — life giver, n. /luyf giv ing/, adj. imparting, or having the ability to impart, life or vitality; invigorating; vitalizing: life giving love and praise. [1555 65] * * * … Universalium
life-giving — [līf′giv΄iŋ] adj. 1. that gives or can give life 2. strengthening; refreshing; inspiring … English World dictionary
life-giving — index productive, salubrious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
life-giving — adjective giving or having the power to give life and spirit returning the life giving humus to the land Louis Bromfield life giving love and praise the vitalizing rays of the warming sun • Syn: ↑vitalizing • Similar to: ↑invigorating * * * … Useful english dictionary
life-giving — adjective a) Describing that necessary for life. We would have died without the unexpected rain that brought life giving water. b) Describing that which creates or engenders life, a source of life … Wiktionary
life-giving — life′ giv ing adj. imparting, or having the ability to impart, life or vitality; invigorating; vitalizing • Etymology: 1555–65 life′ giv er, n … From formal English to slang
Life-giving Spring — The Life giving Spring or Life giving Font is both the feast day of a historic church in Constantinople and an icon of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) which is venerated by the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow… … Wikipedia
life-giving — adjective Date: 1596 giving or having power to give life and spirit ; invigorating … New Collegiate Dictionary
life-giving — /ˈlaɪf gɪvɪŋ/ (say luyf giving) adjective imparting life or vitality; invigorating …
life-giving — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See life. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Fertile] Syn. prolific, generative, productive; see fertile 1 , 2 . 2. [Inspiring] Syn. invigorating, animating, revealing; see inspiring , stimuLating … English dictionary for students
