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, living(noun)
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
"he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
living(noun)
people who are still living
"save your pity for the living"
animation, life, living, aliveness(noun)
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, sustenance(adj)
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"
living(adj)
pertaining to living persons
"within living memory"
living(adj)
true to life; lifelike
"the living image of her mother"
living(adj)
(informal) absolute
"she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him"
surviving, living(adj)
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"
living(adj)
still in active use
"a living language"
living(a)(adj)
(used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried
"carved into the living stone";
Wiktionary
living(Noun)
The state of being alive.
living(Noun)
Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood
What do you do for a living?
living(Noun)
A style of life.
plain living
living(Noun)
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.
living(Adjective)
Having life.
living(Adjective)
In use or existing.
Hunanese is a living language.
living(Adjective)
Of everyday life.
These living conditions are deplorable.
living(Adjective)
True to life.
This is the living image of Fidel Castro.
living(Adjective)
(used as an intensifier)
He almost beat the living daylights out of me.
Webster Dictionary
Living
of Live
Etymology: [From Live, v. i.]
Living(noun)
the state of one who, or that which, lives; lives; life; existence
Etymology: [From Live, v. i.]
Living(noun)
manner of life; as, riotous living; penurious living; earnest living
Etymology: [From Live, v. i.]
Living(noun)
means of subsistence; sustenance; estate
Etymology: [From Live, v. i.]
Living(noun)
power of continuing life; the act of living, or living comfortably
Etymology: [From Live, v. i.]
Living(noun)
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
Even though the house is very architectural, with a lot of design, it's simple and elegant, it pulls you in and makes you feel like you're living outside.
Living within means economically maybe wise, but not to have magnified vision of bigger objectives, maybe otherwise. Let not your vision for life goals be economized, look beyond, be larger than life and get MickeyMized.
Death is a fact of life. That is to say, it is something that must be faced, encountered, accepted and tasted by all humans and living things someday, although it is unpalatable most especially to humans. But, never be bothered about it and never be afraid of it (death). For, it is nothing but life's change agent. That is it (period). -Emeasoba George
First, organize your physical spaces, especially in the hot spots: kitchen, front entry, bathroom, living room, making sure everything has a really simple, well-labeled home to make it easy to find things and to put things away.
Apart from just living, I wondered what drives me ? So I began to chase that, knowing that there was a possibility I could climb mountains, even in a wheelchair, in a way, I forgot that I was Lai Chi-wai, I could still dream and I could still do what I liked doing.
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Translations for living
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- المعيشةArabic
- тере, тормошсанBashkir
- জীবন্তBengali
- viuCatalan, Valencian
- lebend, Lebensunterhalt, LebenGerman
- ζωντανός, επιούσιος, ζωή, έμβιοςGreek
- estilo de vida, ganarse la vida, trabajoSpanish
- elävä, ansio-, elo, elin-, työ, elämäntapa, elinkeino, eläminen, elämä, elintapa, elollinenFinnish
- vie, vivantFrench
- vivoGalician
- חיHebrew
- élőHungarian
- սաղ, կենդանիArmenian
- viventeItalian
- חַיHebrew
- 生活, 暮らしJapanese
- 생활Korean
- vitaeLatin
- levenDutch
- livingNorwegian
- iináNavajo, Navaho
- życie, żywyPolish
- vivoPortuguese
- жизнь, жить, живой, средства к существованию, жизненныйRussian
- živjeti, живети, živa, živuća, жива, живјети, živući, živetiSerbo-Croatian
- levande, livSwedish
- живийUkrainian
- 活的Chinese
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