- liv|ing|ry
- liv|ing|ry «LIHV ihng ree», noun.the development of better living conditions through technology: »
He prefers livingry to weaponry (Manchester Guardian).
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liv´ing|ly — liv|ing «LIHV ihng», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having life; being alive: »a living plant. 2. full of life; vigorous; strong; active: »a living faith; the living question of the hour (Oliver Wendell Holmes) … Useful english dictionary
liv|ing — «LIHV ihng», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having life; being alive: »a living plant. 2. full of life; vigorous; strong; active: »a living faith; the living question of the hour (Oliver Wendell Holmes) … Useful english dictionary
liv´ing|ness — liv|ing «LIHV ihng», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having life; being alive: »a living plant. 2. full of life; vigorous; strong; active: »a living faith; the living question of the hour (Oliver Wendell Holmes) … Useful english dictionary
assisted-liv'ing facility — noun (US) A residential establishment where elderly, disabled, etc people receive regular care but maintain a degree of independence • • • Main Entry: ↑assist … Useful english dictionary
as|sist|ed liv|ing — «uh SIHS tuhd LIHV ihng», a housing arrangement in which various services, such as cooking, cleaning, etc., are provided for residents, who may be elderly or disabled: »an assisted living community at the seaside. –assisted living, adj … Useful english dictionary
clean-liv|ing — «KLEEN LIHV ihng», adjective. leading a physically and morally clean life; neat and decent in character, habits, or the like … Useful english dictionary
cost-of-liv|ing index — «KST uhv LIHV ihng, KOST », a comparative rating of the cost of living, especially that made annually by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics: »The cost of living index…reflects price changes for goods and services families of wage… … Useful english dictionary
ev|er|liv|ing — «EHV uhr LIHV ihng», adjective. that lives or will live forever; immortal … Useful english dictionary
free-liv|ing — «FREE LIHV ihng», adjective. 1. living in a free or unrestrained manner. 2. Biology. a) living free from and independent of a host; not parasitic. b) living free from and independent of the parent, such as a medusa bud separated from the polyp… … Useful english dictionary
high-liv|ing — «HY LIHV ihng», adjective. eating or living on a rich, expensive scale: »some high living, free spending Pennsylvania oil millionaires (Harper s) … Useful english dictionary
