liv|ing

liv|ing: 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).
SYNONYM(S): lively.

3. in actual existence; still in use; alive: »a living language.

4. true to life; vivid; lifelike: »a living portrait, a picture which is the living image of a person.

5. of life; to sustain life: »The tramp's life is one of poor living conditions. My living expenses had been considerably larger than my total receipts (Atlantic).

6. sufficient to live on: »a living pension.

7. for living in; for use by a family: »a living area, a living unit.

8. of or having to do with human beings: »within living memory.

9. burning; flaming; live: »living coals.

10. refreshing, as water: »... they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters (Jeremiah 2:13).

–n.

1. the condition of being alive: »the pleasures of living in the country. The old man is tired of living.

2. the means of keeping alive; livelihood: »What does he do for a living? He earns his living as a grocer.

3. manner of life: »The preacher urged the importance of right living. Plain living and high thinking are no more (Wordsworth).

4. (in Great Britain) a position in the church with the income attached; benefice.

5. Obsolete. property in general, especially a landed estate. a)

the present participle of live¹.

–liv´ing|ly, adverb.

–liv´ing|ness, noun.

Synonym Study noun. 2 Living, livelihood, support mean a person's means of providing shelter, food, and other necessities for himself. Living, the general word, applies to what he earns and how he does so: »to earn a bare living, to work hard for one's living.
Livelihood applies particularly to the kind of work he does: »Painting, once merely a hobby, became her livelihood.
Support applies particularly to what is provided for another's living: »to depend on one's parents for support.

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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|ry — «LIHV ihng ree», noun. the development of better living conditions through technology: »He prefers livingry to weaponry (Manchester Guardian) … 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

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