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Definition of Living
1. Noun. The experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities. "He could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
2. Adjective. Pertaining to living persons. "Within living memory"
3. Noun. People who are still living. "Save your pity for the living"
4. Adjective. True to life; lifelike. "The living image of her mother"
Similar to: Realistic
5. Noun. The condition of living or the state of being alive. "Life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
Exact synonyms: Aliveness, Animation, Life
Generic synonyms: Being, Beingness, Existence
Specialized synonyms: Eternal Life, Life Eternal, Skin, Endurance, Survival
Attributes: Alive, Live, Dead
Derivative terms: Alive, Alive, Alive, Lifer, Live
Generic synonyms: Being, Beingness, Existence
Specialized synonyms: Eternal Life, Life Eternal, Skin, Endurance, Survival
Attributes: Alive, Live, Dead
Derivative terms: Alive, Alive, Alive, Lifer, Live
6. Adjective. (informal) absolute. "Beat the living hell out of him"
7. Noun. The financial means whereby one lives. "He could no longer earn his own livelihood"
Exact synonyms: Bread And Butter, Keep, Livelihood, Support, Sustenance
Generic synonyms: Resource
Specialized synonyms: Amenities, Comforts, Conveniences, Creature Comforts, Maintenance, Meal Ticket, Subsistence
Derivative terms: Keep, Support, Sustain
Generic synonyms: Resource
Specialized synonyms: Amenities, Comforts, Conveniences, Creature Comforts, Maintenance, Meal Ticket, Subsistence
Derivative terms: Keep, Support, Sustain
8. Adjective. Still in existence. "The only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania"
9. Adjective. Still in active use. "A living language"
Similar to: Extant
10. Adjective. (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried. "Carved into the living stone"
Similar to: Live
Definition of Living
1. a. Being alive; having life; as, a living creature.
2. n. The state of one who, or that which, lives; lives; life; existence.
Definition of Living
1. a means of subsistence [n -S]