lifetime

Other forms of lifetime

plural

lifetimes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lifetime

What does lifetime mean?

lifetime means "the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)".

How many syllables are in lifetime?

lifetime has 2 syllables: life-time. The stress falls on "life". In IPA it is /ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm/.

What is another word for lifetime?

Close synonyms include life, life-time, lifespan. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lifetime a common word?

lifetime is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with lifetime?

30 words rhyme with lifetime. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.