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1. (adj.) living
having life; being alive.
2. living
in actual existence or use; extant:
living languages.
3. living
active or thriving; vigorous; strong:
a living faith.
4. living
pertaining to or suitable for human activity or existence:
living space.
5. living
of or pertaining to living persons:
within living memory.
6. living
lifelike; true to life:
The statue is the living image of him.
7. living
being in its natural state or place:
living rock; a living brook.
8. living
burning or glowing; live.
9. living
very; absolute (used as an intensifier):
to scare the living daylights out of someone.
10. (n.) living
the act or condition of a person or thing that lives.
11. living
the means of maintaining life; livelihood:
to earn a living.
12. living
a particular manner, state, or status of life:
luxurious living.
13. living
the living, living persons collectively.
14. living
Brit. the benefice of a cleric.
Etymology: (bef. 900)
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| Definition of 'living' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) life, living
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
"he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
2. (noun) living
people who are still living
"save your pity for the living"
3. (noun) animation, life, living, aliveness
the condition of living or the state of being alive
"while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
4. (adj) support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
the financial means whereby one lives
"each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
5. (adj) living
pertaining to living persons
"within living memory"
6. (adj) living
true to life; lifelike
"the living image of her mother"
7. (adj) living
(informal) absolute
"she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him"
8. (adj) surviving, living
still in existence
"the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"; "the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania"
9. (adj) living
still in active use
"a living language"
10. (adj) living(a)
(used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried
"carved into the living stone";
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1. (adjective) living
alive, not dead
living creatures; He's a living legend.
2. (noun) living
money you earn that brings you the things you need to live
He'll never be able to make/earn a living from selling his paintings.
3. living
do sth for a living
to do a particular job
I have no idea what she does for a living.
4. living
the way sb lives their life
healthy living
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| Definition of 'living' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) living
the state of one who, or that which, lives; lives; life; existence
2. (noun) living
manner of life; as, riotous living; penurious living; earnest living
3. (noun) living
means of subsistence; sustenance; estate
4. (noun) living
power of continuing life; the act of living, or living comfortably
5. (noun) living
the benefice of a clergyman; an ecclesiastical charge which a minister receives
6. living
of Live
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| Definitions of 'living' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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living
A mode of wasting time from the cradle to the grave consecrated by immemorial usage.
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Sense: having life; being alive
a living creature; The aim of the project was to discover if there was anything living on Mars.
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 Afrikaans: bestaan, lewe |
 Arabic: حَي |
 Bulgarian: жив |
 Brazilian: vivo |
 Czech: živý |
 German: lebendig |
 Danish: levende |
 Greek: ζωντανός, έμψυχος |
 Spanish: vivo |
 Estonian: elus |
 Farsi: زنده |
 Finnish: elävä |
 French: vivant |
 Hebrew: חַיִים |
 Hindi: जीवित |
 Croatian: živ |
 Hungarian: élő |
 Indonesian: hidup |
 Icelandic: lifandi |
 Italian: vivente, vivo |
 Japanese: 生命のある |
 Korean: 살아 있는 |
 Lithuanian: gyvas, gyvenantis |
 Latvian: dzīvs |
 Malay: hidupan |
 Dutch: levend |
 Norwegian: levende |
 Polish: żywy, żyjący |
 Persian: زنده |
 Pashto: ژوندى |
 Portuguese: vivo |
 Romanian: viu |
 Russian: живой |
 Slovak: živý |
 Slovenian: živ |
 Serbian: živ |
 Swedish: levande |
 Thai: มีชีวิตอยู่ |
 Turkish: canlı, yaşayan |
 Taiwanese: 活的 |
 Ukrainian: живий; що існує |
 Urdu: زندہ |
 Vietnamese: đang tồn tại |
 Chinese: 活的 |
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