living
having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
in actual existence or use; extant: living languages.
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.
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.
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.
Origin of living
1Other words for living
1 | live, quick |
2 | existing, surviving |
3 | lively, flourishing |
12 | sustenance, subsistence |
Opposites for living
Other words from living
- liv·ing·ly, adverb
- liv·ing·ness, noun
- non·liv·ing, adjective, noun
- quasi-living, adjective
- un·liv·ing, adjective
Words Nearby living
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How to use living in a sentence
His prototype for Goat is Alto Pharmacy, a booming digital health unicorn today that the founders started in his living room.
With Goat Capital, Justin Kan and Robin Chan want to keep founding alongside the right teams | Eric Eldon | September 17, 2020 | TechCrunchIt didn’t take long for the Wrecking Ball of Consequence to come swinging into the Houston Rockets’ living room.
Everything Should Be On The Table For The Houston Rockets. Even James Harden’s Future. | Chris Herring (chris.herring@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 14, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThis ensures your CTV ads are delivering an experience that is traditionally only found in the living room, watching network television.
5 tips for adding connected TV to your holiday ad strategy | Sponsored Content: SteelHouse | September 14, 2020 | Search Engine LandAs much as Netflix may be a tree in spirit, in reality, it’s not a living, interconnected organism.
What if Your Company Had No Rules? (Bonus Episode) | Maria Konnikova | September 12, 2020 | FreakonomicsWe could raise the federal minimum wage, which hasn’t gone up in over 11 years, or incentivize businesses to pay their employees a living wage.
How we can save small business from coronavirus-induced extinction | matthewheimer | September 10, 2020 | Fortune
Patrick Klugman, the deputy mayor of Paris, said: “We are living our kind of 9/11,” he said.
Last week I turned 40, a bittersweet occasion because I crossed the line to living longer without my mother than with her.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone | Samantha Levine | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut as an American creating a new brand here, and living the daily life of the souk, he seems to be in a league of his own.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech | Liza Foreman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTA single father, he had been living abroad and returned when his mother was diagnosed with cancer.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone | Samantha Levine | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFor those living in poor communities in particular, interactions with police rarely come with good news and a smile.
To be so humbled in the knowledge of any living being, was the vultures of Prometheus to the proud heart of Ripperda.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe living (value £250) is in the gift of trustees, and is now held by the Rev. M. Parker, Vicar.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellSo far as their thought is still alive these men will come into the discussion of living questions now.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsIf they are still Moderns and alive, I defy you to bury them if you are discussing living questions in a full and honest way.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsEither they are unavoidable if your living questions are fully discussed, or they are irrelevant and they do not matter.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
British Dictionary definitions for living
/ (ˈlɪvɪŋ) /
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 (def. 1)
geology another word for live 2 (def. 15)
presented by actors before a live audience: living theatre
(prenominal) (intensifier): the living daylights
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)
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