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1living
adjective
: not dead : having life
: currently active or being used
: having the form of a person who is alive
Full Definition of LIVING
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a : having life b : active, functioning <living languages>
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a : full of life or vigor b : true to life : vivid <televised in living color> c : suited for living <the living area>
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: involving living persons
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First Known Use of LIVING
before 12th century
Related to LIVING
- Synonyms
- alive, functional, functioning, going, live, active, on, operating, operational, operative, running, working
- Antonyms
- broken, dead, inactive, inoperative, kaput (also kaputt), nonactivated, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating, nonoperational, nonoperative
2living
noun
: a way of earning money : the money that someone needs to pay for housing, food, etc.
: a way of living
the living : people who are alive
Full Definition of LIVING
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: the condition of being alive
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a : means of subsistence : livelihood <earning a living> b archaic : estate, property c British : benefice 1
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: conduct or manner of life <the collegiate way of living — J. B. Conant>
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First Known Use of LIVING
14th century
LIVING Defined for Kids
1living
adjective liv·ing \ˈli-viŋ\
Definition of LIVING for Kids
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: not dead : alive <We're his closest living relatives.>
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: true to life <You are the living image of your parents.>
2living
noun
Definition of LIVING for Kids
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: the condition of being alive
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: conduct or manner of life <healthy living>
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: what a person has to have to meet basic needs <She made a living as a cook.>
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