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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 Word Forms
- iԲ· adverb
- iԲ·Ա noun
- ԴDz·iԲ adjective noun
- ܲȴ-iԲ adjective
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
He points to Coalition adverts that tie money "wasted" on the referendum – which is estimated to have cost more than $A400m – into the discussion about cost of living and a struggling economy.
For generations villagers have made a living growing pomegranates, almonds and peaches and foraging in the surrounding forests for wild fruits and spices.
Tuppence Middleton explains what it's like living with obsessive, compulsive disorder and emetophobia - a fear of vomiting.
During her campaign, Persad-Bissessar promised to raise wages for public sector workers who have been struggling to meet rising costs of living.
She also described the offer of compensation to people living near the pylon route was "derisory".
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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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