Definition of LIFETIME

lifetime

Plural: lifetimes

Noun

  • The duration of a person's or thing's existence.
  • the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
  • The duration of the life of someone or something.
  • A long period of time.

Examples

  • comes with a lifetime warranty
  • I've been waiting a lifetime for a train.
  • This was the best play of his LIFETIME, a 100-point bingo in Words With Friends!

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

life, life-time, lifespan, ages, donkey's years, eternity, years, yonks

Scrabble Score: 13

lifetime: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lifetime: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lifetime: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

lifetime: valid Words With Friends Word