Dictionary
liv•ing
Pronunciation: (liv'ing), [key]—
adj.
1. having life; being alive; not dead:
living persons.
2. in actual existence or use; extant:
living languages.
3. active or thriving; vigorous; strong:
a living faith.
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 pertaining 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. very; absolute (used as an intensifier):
to scare the living daylights out of someone.
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n.
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.
3. a particular manner, state, or status of life:
luxurious living.
4. (used with a pl. v.) living persons collectively (usually prec. by
the):
glad to be among the living.
5. Brit.the benefice of a clergyman.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
