What does living mean?
Definitions for living
ˈlɪv ɪŋliv·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word living.
Princeton's WordNet
life, livingnoun
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
"he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
livingnoun
people who are still living
"save your pity for the living"
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"
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"
livingadjective
pertaining to living persons
"within living memory"
livingadjective
true to life; lifelike
"the living image of her mother"
livingadjective
(informal) absolute
"she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him"
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"
livingadjective
still in active use
"a living language"
living(a)adjective
(used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried
"carved into the living stone";
Wiktionary
livingnoun
The state of being alive.
livingnoun
Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood
What do you do for a living?
livingnoun
A style of life.
plain living
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.
livingadjective
Having life.
livingadjective
In use or existing.
Hunanese is a living language.
livingadjective
Of everyday life.
These living conditions are deplorable.
livingadjective
True to life.
This is the living image of Fidel Castro.
livingadjective
(used as an intensifier)
He almost beat the living daylights out of me.
Webster Dictionary
Living
of Live
Etymology: [From Live, v. i.]
Livingnoun
the state of one who, or that which, lives; lives; life; existence
Etymology: [From Live, v. i.]
Livingnoun
manner of life; as, riotous living; penurious living; earnest living
Etymology: [From Live, v. i.]
Livingnoun
means of subsistence; sustenance; estate
Etymology: [From Live, v. i.]
Livingnoun
power of continuing life; the act of living, or living comfortably
Etymology: [From Live, v. i.]
Livingnoun
the benefice of a clergyman; an ecclesiastical charge which a minister receives
Etymology: [From Live, v. i.]
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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 Dictionary
living
A mode of wasting time from the cradle to the grave consecrated by immemorial usage.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'living' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1392
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'living' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1022
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'living' in Nouns Frequency: #987
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'living' in Adjectives Frequency: #374
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of living in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of living in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of living in a Sentence
She is a young lady who is living her life as any 18-year-old would, she loves her mom and dad so much and is very close with her family. It’s not possible she ran away.
We were living in a really desperate black hole of trauma and we didn't know how to heal from it, and I was terrified that the anger would burn within them and not being able to cope with this type of trauma and that they would follow the same path.
I would say that love that you feel is so profound that it is life altering, but it is like living with your heart outside of your body because you allow yourself to love so deeply you become so incredibly vulnerable, and with those vulnerabilities you are able to explore who are as a human.
It's been going on for over a century, and I don't think it's going to stop, not in the world we are living in today.
Do you long to make the world a better place? If Yes then, live for others and keep on living for others, change your attitude or lifestyle, love all truly and as well show equal rights, respect and justice to everyone. -Emeasoba George
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Translations for living
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- المعيشةArabic
- тормошсан, тереBashkir
- জীবন্তBengali
- viuCatalan, Valencian
- živobytíCzech
- levendeDanish
- lebend, Lebensunterhalt, LebenGerman
- επιούσιος, ζωή, έμβιος, ζωντανόςGreek
- vivantaEsperanto
- trabajo, ganarse la vida, estilo de vidaSpanish
- زندگي كردنPersian
- eläminen, ansio-, elintapa, elämä, elo, elin-, työ, elollinen, elinkeino, elävä, elämäntapaFinnish
- vivant, vieFrench
- beoIrish
- vivoGalician
- חיHebrew
- जीविकाHindi
- élőHungarian
- սաղ, կենդանիArmenian
- hidupIndonesian
- viventeItalian
- חַיHebrew
- 暮らし, 生活Japanese
- 생활Korean
- vitaeLatin
- levenDutch
- livingNorwegian
- iináNavajo, Navaho
- życie, żywyPolish
- vivoPortuguese
- viaţăRomanian
- жизненный, средства к существованию, живой, жить, жизньRussian
- živući, živjeti, живети, živa, živuća, жива, живјети, živetiSerbo-Croatian
- levande, livSwedish
- வாழும்Tamil
- జీవించి ఉన్నTelugu
- การดำรงชีวิตThai
- yaşamakTurkish
- живийUkrainian
- زندہUrdu
- cuộc sốngVietnamese
- לעבעדיקYiddish
- 活的Chinese
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