lifetime

/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.

lifetime means the duration of the life of someone or something. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 67 out of 100.

lifetime is pronounced /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/.

noun

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.”