lifetime
The duration of the life of someone or something.
Noun 2 meanings
The duration of the life of someone or something.
“a project that will take many human lifetimes to complete”
A long period of time.
“I've been waiting a lifetime for a train.”
Etymology
From Middle English lyftyme, equivalent to life + time. Cognate with Icelandic líftími (“lifetime”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Lieuwendstied, Dutch leeftijd and levenstijd, German Low German Levenstied, German Lebenszeit, Danish livstid, Swedish livstid.
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LIFETIME at a glance
LIFETIME has 8 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (L 1 + I 1 + F 4 + E 1 + T 1 + I 1 + M 3 + E 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,631 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with lifetime
All rhymes- TIME6
- CRIME9
- PRIME9
- REGIME9
- ANIME7
- ANYTIME12
- SOMETIME12
- MEANTIME12
- MARITIME12
- OVERTIME13
- LIME6
- LONGTIME11
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