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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
It stops in conservative-dominated areas and remains laser-focused on the economy, citing cost of living grievances that propelled Trump to a second term, while framing him and his billionaire supporters like Musk as the culprits.
My diagnosis of the last 10 years in politics is that everyone is living in Alvin Toffler's world of future shock.
We hear every day from our folks that they’re really living on the margins.
Keratoconus causes the cornea to thin and weaken, leading to vision distortion, not ideal for someone hitting baseballs for a living.
She called Mount Juliet, Tenn., her home for many years, but was living with her son in Washington state when she died.
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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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