lifesaving C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ/ UK /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj serving to save lives; the skill of rescuing people from drowning The clinic provided lifesaving treatment to the victims. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · serving to save lives; the... rescuinglifeguardingsaving ↔ Opposites fataldeadlylethal Word family Related forms lifesavelifesaver Etymology AI details A compound of life (Old English līf) and saving (from save, via Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvāre 'to save'). līf Old English salvāre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # lifesaving **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. serving to save lives; the skill of rescuing people from drowning ## Examples - The clinic provided lifesaving treatment to the victims. ## Synonyms - rescuing - lifeguarding - saving ## Antonyms - fatal - deadly - lethal ## Related Forms - life - save - lifesaver ## Roots and Affixes - Root: līf - Root: salvāre ## Etymology A compound of life (Old English līf) and saving (from save, via Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvāre 'to save'). ## AI Etymology Lifesaving is a compound of life (Old English līf) and saving (from save, via Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvāre 'to save'). The etymological trail includes Old English līf, Latin salvāre. The same word family includes life, save, lifesaver. Its current adjective use means "serving to save lives; the skill of rescuing people from drowning". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown