lifetime

Noun

Meaning

The time that life continues.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

life lifespan age existence years life-time life cycle life expectancy life span duration of life aeon eon being time period
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Antonyms

New York minute death end second future brief
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Hypernyms

period period of time time period

Hyponyms

hereafter afterlife

Phrases with the word

legend in one's own lifetime of a lifetime chance of a lifetime one partner during lifetime only one partner during lifetime spend a lifetime

Examples

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. Andrew Carnegie

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. Joseph Campbell

America is the country where you buy a lifetime supply of aspirin for one dollar and use it up in two weeks. John Barrymore

You can deceive another for a day, but yourself for a lifetime. Finnish Proverb

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

lifetaker lifetap lifetelling lifetime estate lifetime job lifetime retirement benefit