Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lifes

/lˈaɪfs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: lifes
IPA: /lˈaɪfs/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

genitive of life

Obsolete

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of life

name

Example Sentences

"My lifes Cataſtrophe is at an end, / The Staffe whereon my ſickly Loue did leane / And which from falling (ſtill) did him defend, / Is through miſchance in ſunder broken cleane. / Gone is my Mediatrix, my beſt Aduocate, / Who vſde for me to interceſsionate."
"Duncane is in his Graue: After Lifes fitfull Feuer, he ſleepes well, Treaſon ha's done his worſt: not Steele, not Poyſon, Mallice domeſtique, forraine Leuie, nothing, Can touch him further."
"The heavy hand of the high Thunderer Shall light on thee; and thou I doubt ſhalt be His Furies object, and ſhalt teſtifie By thine infamous lifes accurſed ſtate, VVhat now thy ſhame-leſs lips ſophiſticate."

Usage

Obsolete

Phrases

low-lifes no-lifes still lifes

Frequently Paired Words

lowlifes low-lifes no-lifes still lifes

Questions

How do you pronounce lifes?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈaɪfs/.
What does lifes mean?: plural of life

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