Dictionary

lifetime en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/

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.

Meanings

1. The duration of the life of someone or something.
   • a project that will take many human lifetimes to complete
   • comes with a lifetime warranty
   • the operational lifetime of an aircraft component
2. (excessive, informal) A long period of time.
   • I've been waiting a lifetime for a train.

Forms

Deriveds

all in a lifetime · lifetime employment · lifetime average daily dose · lifetime exposure · maximum segment lifetime · minority carrier lifetime · lifetime job · lifetime policy · lifetime reserve days · mean lifetime · give a man a fish and you feed him for a day · lifetime mobility · fluorescence lifetime imaging · lifetime rate cap · lifetime income tax · teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime · legend in one's own lifetime · life-timer · lifetime learning credit · once-in-a-lifetime · object lifetime · all in one's lifetime · segment lifetime · lifetime payment cap · carrier lifetime · lifetime mortgage · lifetime cap · chemical lifetime · lifetime maximum benefit amount · lifetime achievement award · lifetime risk · lifetime value · customer lifetime value · of a lifetime · lifetime warranty · lifetime reverse mortgage

Hypernyms

time

Relateds

time of one's life · time of life · three score and ten

Synonyms

ages · yonks · donkey's years · eternity · lifespan · years

Translations (79)

hi उमर (duration of the life of someone or something) · fi ikuisuus (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · hi ज़िंदगी (duration of the life of someone or something) · hi जिंदगी (duration of the life of someone or something) · pdt Läwenstiet (duration of the life of someone or something) · ka სიცოცხლის ხანგრძლივობა (duration of the life of someone or something) · it durata (duration of the life of someone or something) · cmn 一生 (duration of the life of someone or something) · tr ömür (duration of the life of someone or something) · it un'eternità (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · eo vivdaŭro (duration of the life of someone or something) · ru срок слу́жбы (duration of the life of someone or something) · ta வாழ்நாள் (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · ka მთელი სიცოცხლე (duration of the life of someone or something) · pt vida (duration of the life of someone or something) · non aldr (duration of the life of someone or something) · ms semasa hayat (duration of the life of someone or something) · eo vivodaŭro (duration of the life of someone or something) · nv są́ náʼoogą́ą́ʼ (duration of the life of someone or something) · ja 生涯 (duration of the life of someone or something) · cs životnost (duration of the life of someone or something) · es vida (duration of the life of someone or something) · ru це́лая ве́чность (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · ms seumur hidup (duration of the life of someone or something) · nl mensenleven (duration of the life of someone or something) · fr vie (duration of the life of someone or something) · ru вре́мя жи́зни (duration of the life of someone or something) · uk вік (duration of the life of someone or something) · az ömür (duration of the life of someone or something) · cmn 畢生 /毕生 (duration of the life of someone or something) · ru це́лая жизнь (duration of the life of someone or something) · cmn 一輩子 /一辈子 (duration of the life of someone or something) · hu élettartam (duration of the life of someone or something) · ka სიცოცხლის დრო (duration of the life of someone or something) · fr cent sept ans (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · pl życie (duration of the life of someone or something) · ca vida (duration of the life of someone or something) · cmn 壽命 /寿命 (duration of the life of someone or something) · es eternidad (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · ro eternitate (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · el βίος (duration of the life of someone or something) · pam kabambie (duration of the life of someone or something) · fi elämän aika (duration of the life of someone or something) · nl levensduur (duration of the life of someone or something) · sip སྐུ་ཚེ (duration of the life of someone or something) · fr éternité (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · de Lebenszeit (duration of the life of someone or something) · it una vita (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · fi elinaika (duration of the life of someone or something) · tr yaşam (duration of the life of someone or something) · ru продолжи́тельность жи́зни (duration of the life of someone or something) · ka მთელი ცხოვრება (duration of the life of someone or something) · ja 一生涯 (duration of the life of someone or something) · fr durée de vie (duration of the life of someone or something) · de Lebensdauer (duration of the life of someone or something) · ca eternitat (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · la aetas (duration of the life of someone or something) · ro durată de viață (duration of the life of someone or something) · cmn 輩子 /辈子 (duration of the life of someone or something) · de Ewigkeit (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · ru вся жизнь (duration of the life of someone or something) · ba ғүмер (duration of the life of someone or something) · pt vida (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · hu örökkévalóság (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · de Leben (duration of the life of someone or something) · cs doba života (duration of the life of someone or something) · fi elinikä (duration of the life of someone or something) · hi लाइफ (duration of the life of someone or something) · egy aHa-a-w-hrw (duration of the life of someone or something) · udm вапум (duration of the life of someone or something) · id seumur hidup (duration of the life of someone or something) · ja 一生 (duration of the life of someone or something) · ta வாழ்நாள் (duration of the life of someone or something) · es toda la vida (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · sv livstid (duration of the life of someone or something) · sv evighet (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) · it vita utile (duration of the life of someone or something) · ms sepanjang hayat (duration of the life of someone or something) · non ævi (duration of the life of someone or something)