Definitions for Living
ˈlɪv ɪŋliv·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. life, livingnoun

   the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

   "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"

2. livingnoun

   people who are still living

   "save your pity for the living"

3. animation, life, living, alivenessnoun

   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. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenanceadjective

   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. livingadjective

   pertaining to living persons

   "within living memory"

6. livingadjective

   true to life; lifelike

   "the living image of her mother"

7. livingadjective

   (informal) absolute

   "she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him"

8. surviving, livingadjective

   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. livingadjective

   still in active use

   "a living language"

10. living(a)adjective

    (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried

    "carved into the living stone";

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. livingnoun

   The state of being alive.

2. livingnoun

   Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood

   What do you do for a living?

3. livingnoun

   A style of life.

   plain living

4. livingnoun

   A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income. The holder of the position receives its revenue for the performance of stipulated duties.

5. livingadjective

   Having life.

6. livingadjective

   In use or existing.

   Hunanese is a living language.

7. livingadjective

   Of everyday life.

   These living conditions are deplorable.

8. livingadjective

   True to life.

   This is the living image of Fidel Castro.

9. livingadjective

   (used as an intensifier)

   He almost beat the living daylights out of me.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Livingnoun

   Etymology: from live.

   1. Support; maintenance; fortune on which one lives.

   The Arcadians fought as in unknown place, having no succour but in their hands; the Helots, as in their own place, fighting for their livings, wives, and children. Philip Sidney.

   All they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living. Mark.

   2. Power of continuing life.

   There is no living without trusting some body or other, in some cases. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

   3 . Livelihood.

   For ourselves we may a living make. Hubberd’s Tale.

   Then may I set the world on wheels, when she can spin for her living. William Shakespeare.

   Issac and his wife, now dig for your life,
   Or shortly you’ll dig for your living. John Denham.

   Actors must represent such things as they are capable to perform, and by which both they and the scribbler may get their living. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   4 . Benefice of a clergyman.

   Some of our ministers having the livings of the country offered unto them, without pains, will, neither for any love of God, nor for all the good they may do, by winning souls to God, be drawn forth from their warm nests. Edmund Spenser.

   The parson of the parish preaching against adultery, Mrs. Bull told her husband, that they would join to have him turned out of his living for using personal reflections. Arbuth.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Living

   Living is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released in February 2019 as the third single from Bentley's 2018 album The Mountain. Bentley co-wrote the song with Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley, and Jon Nite.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. living

   Living generally refers to the condition or state of being alive or having life. It refers to the various processes, functions, and characteristics associated with organisms or living beings, such as growth, metabolism, reproduction, response to stimuli, and the ability to adapt to changing environments. Living organisms are composed of cells, display organization and complexity, and typically possess the ability to interact with their surroundings.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 4 votes

1. Living

   of Live

2. Livingnoun

   the state of one who, or that which, lives; lives; life; existence

3. Livingnoun

   manner of life; as, riotous living; penurious living; earnest living

4. Livingnoun

   means of subsistence; sustenance; estate

5. Livingnoun

   power of continuing life; the act of living, or living comfortably

6. Livingnoun

   the benefice of a clergyman; an ecclesiastical charge which a minister receives

7. Etymology: [From Live, v. i.]

FreebaseRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. Living

   Living is the second album by Irish musician Paddy Casey, it was released on October 17, 2003. It was re-released with a bonus disc featuring B-sides and live tracks on November 26, 2004.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. Living

   liv′ing, adj. having life: active, lively: producing action or vigour: running or flowing, as opposed to stagnant.—n. means of subsistence: manner of life: a property: the benefice of a clergyman.—Living rock, rock in its native state or location; Living room, a sitting-room for general family use; Living wage, a wage on which it is possible for a workman and his family to live fairly.—The living, those alive.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. living

   A mode of wasting time from the cradle to the grave consecrated by immemorial usage.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. living

   A form of existence.

   Living life with purpose is a true gift to the soul.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2020  

2. ---

   Livingverb

   Verb form of the word live.

   They live a simple life together in perfect harmony.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LIVING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Living is ranked #69996 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Living surname appeared 280 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Living.
   
   81% or 227 total occurrences were Black.
   14.2% or 40 total occurrences were White.
   3.2% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • People

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Living' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1392

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Living' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1022

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Living' in Nouns Frequency: #987

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Living' in Adjectives Frequency: #374

How to pronounce Living?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Living in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Living in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Living in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Living in a Sentence

1. Eli Dickerson:

   Another thing that trees do for us is sequester pollution, on top of living in an area that might flood more, living in an area that's hotter, living in an area that also has more particulate matter and worse air quality, all of this can be addressed by trees.

2. David Molden:

   The Himalayas are changing, the way people are living in the Himalayas is changing too, people are living closer to the river, there are more trekkers and mountain climbers.

3. Doug Larson:

   What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of high living.

4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt:

   No business which depends for its existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level--I mean the wages of decent living.

5. Liv Ullmann:

   There is so much we have in common today with what was happening then, although it looks different today, the unfairness of how people are living today, compared to the unfairness of how people were living then, it is not better today.

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