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living

[ liv-ing ]

adjective

  1. having life; being alive; not dead:

    living persons.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

  2. in actual existence or use; extant:

    living languages.

  3. active or thriving; vigorous; strong:

    a living faith.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. burning or glowing, as a coal.
  5. flowing freely, as water.
  6. pertaining to, suitable for, or sufficient for existence or subsistence:

    living conditions; a living wage.

  7. of or relating to living persons:

    within living memory.

  8. lifelike; true to life, as a picture or narrative.
  9. in its natural state and place; not uprooted, changed, etc.:

    living rock.

  10. Informal. very; absolute (used as an intensifier):

    You scared the living daylights out of me!

    He's making her life a living hell.



noun

  1. the act or condition of a person or thing that lives:

    Living is very expensive these days.

  2. the means of maintaining life; livelihood:

    to earn one's living.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. a particular manner, state, or status of life:

    luxurious living.

  4. Usually the living. (used with a plural verb) living persons collectively:

    glad to be back among the living.

  5. British. the benefice of a member of the clergy.

living

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adjective

    1. possessing life; not dead
    2. ( as collective noun preceded by the )

      the living

  1. having the characteristics of life (used esp to distinguish organisms from nonliving matter)
  2. currently in use or valid

    living language

  3. seeming to be real

    a living image

  4. (of animals or plants) existing in the present age; extant Compare extinct
  5. geology another word for live 2
  6. presented by actors before a live audience

    living theatre

  7. prenominal (intensifier)

    the living daylights

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the condition of being alive
  2. the manner in which one conducts one's life

    fast living

  3. the means, esp the financial means, whereby one lives
  4. Church of England another term for benefice
  5. modifier of, involving, or characteristic of everyday life

    living area

  6. modifier of or involving those now alive (esp in the phrase living memory )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of living1

First recorded before 900; Middle English adjective lyvyng(e); replacing earlier liviende, Old English lifgende ( live 1, -ing 2 ); Middle English noun living(e) ( -ing 1 )
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Inside Mayada’s home, the living room has a frieze of shrapnel spatter covering a wall.

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Moving is stressful, but so is living on-site during a remodel.

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He has spent time living on the streets of Glasgow and begging for money.

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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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