Plural of afterlife
irregular plural
The plural of afterlife is afterlives.
Forms of afterlife
| Singular | afterlife /ˈɑːftəˌlaɪf/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | afterlives |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Less standard forms: afterlifes (proscribed).
Afterlives in a sentence
- Most Egyptian Kings spent their lifetimes amassing tombsful of treasures to keep them comfortable in their afterlives.1963 April 8, Betty Penson, “Idaho Tourists View: Treasures of Egyptian Kings”, in The Idaho Daily Statesman, 99th year, number 257…. From the entry tombful
Meaning of afterlife
- noun A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
- noun The place believed to be inhabited by people who have died.
- noun The part of a person's life that follows a particular stage or event; later life.
Nouns ending in -fe: plural -ves
Questions about the plural of afterlife
- What is the plural of afterlife?
- The plural of afterlife is afterlives.
- Is afterlife countable?
- Afterlife is a countable and uncountable noun.
- Is afterlifes correct?
- afterlifes is marked proscribed in Wiktionary. The usual plural of afterlife is afterlives.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: afterlife (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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