life-giving

Providing vital nourishment

Life-giving describes something that sustains, restores, or creates life.

Water is life-giving; so is oxygen, sunlight, or a blood transfusion.

The term extends to things that feel restorative or energizing: That first cup of coffee was life-giving.

It often carries a note of gratitude or relief.

nourishing

nutritious

Rich in beneficial substances

fortifying · healthful · revitalizing · restorative · invigorating · enriching · nutrient-rich · salubrious · hearty · beneficial

sustaining

elixir

Mythical healing draught

oasis · breath · essence · spark · force · spirit · manna · ambrosia · nectar · fountainhead

fertile

fecund

Richly reproductive

teeming · abundant · verdant · lush · flourishing · blooming · bountiful · breeding · germinating · propagating

renewing

rebirth

Spiritual or physical regeneration

rejuvenation · renaissance · reawakening · restoration · resurgence · rekindling · renewal · reanimation · reinvigoration · revivification

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Opposites
vitality effect

life-givingdeadly

Able to cause expiration

lethal · fatal · death-dealing · killing · murderous

energetic quality

life-givingdebilitating

Causing severe impairment

draining · enervating · depleting · devitalizing · soul-crushing

Family

give, live, life, lively, giving, forgive, lifeless, lifestyle, lifelong

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G