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living
[ liv-ing ]
adjective
- having life; being alive; not dead:
living persons.
Antonyms: dead
- in actual existence or use; extant:
living languages.
a living faith.
Synonyms: flourishing, lively
- 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: subsistence, sustenance
- 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
/ ˈlɪvɪŋ /
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
- living·ly adverb
- living·ness noun
- non·living adjective noun
- quasi-living adjective
- un·living adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
We really felt that limb-different folks with prosthetics have been living with technology much longer than able-bodied people have been, and we have a lot to learn from them.
Kardash, a Russian-born photographer now living in Germany, reflects on the loss of home and the pain of loving those who see the world differently.
A race to lower prices could help households who are still struggling with the cost of living at a time when bills, such as energy and water, are increasing.
The guitarist supposedly released a pair of the birds into the wild while living in Carnaby Street in London in the1960s.
He is now living alongside hundreds of other people in a school that is being used as a shelter.
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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 Thesaurus.com.
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