Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lifeblood

/ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: lifeblood
IPA: /ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.

Uncountable

noun

That which is required for continued existence or function.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[Y]ou desire his mana, yet you respect his tabu, for in you and him alike runs the common life-blood."
"You didn't come to me in time. And by the time you came to me that fool of a doctor had bled and leeched the lifeblood out of Timmy."
"Beowulf's body was wet with his life-blood: it came welling out."
"It was she who stopped the lifeblood flow when Karl misswung an axe until Herta could come."
"Gasoline is the lifeblood of the modern city."
"Information is the lifeblood of the United States and the world."

Etymology

From life + blood. Compare English heart-blood (“lifeblood”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

lifebloods (plural) life blood (alternative) life's blood (alternative)

Synonyms

essence

Questions

How do you pronounce lifeblood?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/.
What does lifeblood mean?: Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.
Where does lifeblood come from?: From life + blood. Compare English heart-blood (“lifeblood”).

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