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living
[ liv-ing ]
adjective
- having life; being alive; not dead:
living persons.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- in actual existence or use; extant:
living languages.
a living faith.
Synonyms: ,
- burning or glowing, as a coal.
- flowing freely, as water.
- pertaining to, suitable for, or sufficient for existence or subsistence:
living conditions; a living wage.
- of or relating to living persons:
within living memory.
- lifelike; true to life, as a picture or narrative.
- in its natural state and place; not uprooted, changed, etc.:
living rock.
- Informal. very; absolute (used as an intensifier):
You scared the living daylights out of me!
He's making her life a living hell.
noun
- the act or condition of a person or thing that lives:
Living is very expensive these days.
- the means of maintaining life; livelihood:
to earn one's living.
Synonyms: ,
- a particular manner, state, or status of life:
luxurious living.
- Usually the living. (used with a plural verb) living persons collectively:
glad to be back among the living.
- British. the benefice of a member of the clergy.
living
/ ˈɪɪŋ /
adjective
- possessing life; not dead
- ( as collective noun preceded by the )
the living
- having the characteristics of life (used esp to distinguish organisms from nonliving matter)
- currently in use or valid
living language
- seeming to be real
a living image
- (of animals or plants) existing in the present age; extant Compare extinct
- geology another word for live 2
- presented by actors before a live audience
living theatre
- prenominal (intensifier)
the living daylights
noun
- the condition of being alive
- the manner in which one conducts one's life
fast living
- the means, esp the financial means, whereby one lives
- Church of England another term for benefice
- modifier of, involving, or characteristic of everyday life
living area
- modifier of or involving those now alive (esp in the phrase living memory )
Other 51Թ Forms
- iԲ· adverb
- iԲ·Ա noun
- ԴDz·iԲ adjective noun
- ܲȴ-iԲ adjective
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The same poll found that 37% of Americans approve of his handling of the economy, while 30% approve of his strategy to address the cost of living in the US.
Diehard patriots who betray their country; anti-elitists who worship billionaires; cold-eyed realists living in a fantasy world; rugged individualists fawning over their divine emperor; affirmers of life who embrace death.
He said he had been living independently at his home in Silver End, near Braintree, up until his death.
"Sometimes people don't realise they are living through a moment of history," a cabinet minister notes, as Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping square up to each other, and stock markets plunge.
Inside Mayada’s home, the living room has a frieze of shrapnel spatter covering a wall.
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What are other ways to say living?
A person’s living is their means of maintaining life. How is this term different from livelihood and maintenance? Find out on .
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