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nine lives

nine lives noun: durability; near immunity to damage; remarkable ability to survive.

Noun

nine lives pl (plural only)

  1. (especially, plural, plural-only) Durability; near immunity to damage; remarkable ability to survive.
    • He was badly hurt many times but seems to have nine lives.

nine lives meaning in Hindi, Bengali and Tagalog

nine lives in Hindi

durability; near immunity to damage
नौ ज़िंदगी nau zindagī

nine lives in Bengali

আয়ু, টিকে থাকার অসাধারণ ক্ষমতা

nine lives in Tagalog

durability; near immunity to damage
siyam na buhay

Origin of nine lives

Unknown. Many speculations exist.

Questions about nine lives

What does nine lives mean?
Nine lives means durability; near immunity to damage; remarkable ability to survive.
What is nine lives in Hindi?
Nine lives in Hindi is नौ ज़िंदगी (nau zindagī). See Nine lives meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is nine lives?
Nine lives is a noun.

Words near nine lives in the dictionary

  1. nine days' wonders
  2. nine elevens
  3. Nine Elms
  4. nine figures
  5. nine hundred
  6. nine lives
  7. nine men's morris
  8. Nine Mile
  9. nine night
  10. nine nights
  11. nine nine nine

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