life-affirming

adjective

: indicating that life has value : positive and optimistic
Even though the heroine dies at the end, her struggle for a better world gives the movie a life-affirming message.

Examples of life-affirming in a Sentence

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Most days end with a glass of wine and a life-affirming sunset. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 From the abundance of excellent fish and chip shops nearby to the sense of stepping back in time when entering what is commonly regarded as the oldest stand still in use in the EFL, Blundell Park feels strangely life-affirming. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 People did fun, life-affirming, culturally interesting things with alcohol. — Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 20 June 2026 So that journey from being an embittered, grumpy, individual turns into something incredibly progressive, beautiful and quite life-affirming. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for life-affirming

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of life-affirming was in 1922

Rhymes for life-affirming

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“Life-affirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-affirming. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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