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living

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: living

1
 adjn
pertaining to living persons
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
2
 n
the financial means whereby one lives
3
 adj
(informal) absolute
4
 adj
(used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: living
1

adj pertaining to living persons

“within living memory”

adj still in existence

“the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil”
Synonyms:
surviving
extant
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost

adj still in active use

“a living language”
Synonyms
extant
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost

adj true to life; lifelike

“the living image of her mother”
Synonyms
realistic
aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are

n the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

Synonyms:
life
Type of:
experience
the content of direct observation or participation in an event

n people who are still living

“save your pity for the living”
Antonyms:
dead
people who are no longer living
Type of:
people
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

n the condition of living or the state of being alive

Synonyms:
aliveness, animation, life
Types:
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eternal life, life eternal
life without beginning or end
skin
a person's skin regarded as their life
endurance, survival
a state of surviving; remaining alive
subsistence
a means of surviving
Type of:
being, beingness, existence
the state or fact of existing
2

n the financial means whereby one lives

Synonyms:
bread and butter, keep, livelihood, support, sustenance
Types:
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amenities, comforts, conveniences, creature comforts
things that make you comfortable and at ease
maintenance
means of maintenance of a family or group
meal ticket
a source of income or livelihood
subsistence
minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
Type of:
resource
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
3

adj (informal) absolute

“she is a living doll”
“scared the living daylights out of them”
“beat the living hell out of him”
Synonyms
absolute
perfect or complete or pure
4

adj (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried

“carved into the living stone”
Synonyms
live
exerting force or containing energy
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