say it: LAHYF-giv-ing
life-giving is an adjective meaning "giving or having the power to give life and spirit". It is pronounced /ˈlaɪfˌɡɪvɪŋ/ — LAHYF-giv-ing. It carries one recorded sense.
giving or having the power to give life and spirit
“returning the life-giving humus to the land”
“life-giving love and praise”
“the vitalizing rays of the warming sun”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for life-giving come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.