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living

living

1.0
Still existing or active now, not dead
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
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  • All living creatures need food, water, and shelter to survive.

In the South wing, there's a small room where a living man sits on display.

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Examples

  • Not only all humanity, but all living beings are our neighbors.

  • He's the longest living ALS patient we know of.

  • Go read the stories about that and understand we're living through that again.

  • The question was, who is the living woman you admire the most?

  • It's like we have mutants living among us on planet Earth.

  • In the South wing, there's a small room where a living man sits on display.

  • There are many living organisms in the rainforest that contribute to its biodiversity.

  • She is a living artist whose work continues to inspire many people around the world.

Synonyms

alive
vsliving
1.0

Still present and not dead

is the general term for being present and not dead or obsolete
live
vsliving
218 1.0

Full of life and energy

is about mere existence rather than energy or vigor
extant
vsliving
11 8.6

Still existing and not destroyed or lost

is the basic idea of being present without focus on survival history
existing
vsliving
1.0

In place now and not new or future

is focused on being not dead rather than mere temporal presence
surviving
vsliving
2.7

Still existing after others die or are destroyed

is the simple existence sense, not emphasizing outlasting others
to livin'
vsliving
  • Slang
9.8

To be alive and spend your life in a certain way

is the standard, neutral term for being present rather than informal

Antonyms

1.0

Not alive or working, for example a battery with no power

102 3.6

No living members remain of a species or language

11 5.3

Not alive and cannot move or feel

Idioms

To frighten or hurt someone very much

To frighten someone very much

2 6.5

Traveling a lot and staying in temporary places, rarely unpacking

During the time people alive now can remember

To live without power, running water, or sewer services

the living end
  • Archaic
1 8.2

Something people think is the best and most exciting

To hit someone very hard or to shock someone very much

9.9

Enjoying a comfortable and rich life after hard times

To be in a very bad situation for a long time

Compounds

617 1.0

A room in a house where people relax and sit together, for example to watch TV

63 1.0

A plant, animal, or small creature that grows and needs food and water

How much money, comfort, and services people in a country have

The money needed to pay for basic things like food and housing

28 3.5

A person or thing whose life shows something can be true

Rooms or small buildings where people live inside a larger place

18 3.4

Money paid to a worker that is enough for their family to pay for basic needs

The amount of money, goods, and services people have for daily life

living will
  • Specialized
14 5.7

An official paper that says what medical care you want if you cannot make decisions

A state of being alive and able to do everyday things

living dead
  • Literature
5 8.6

A dead body that comes back to life like a zombie

A time that people alive now can remember

How people live together in a home and who shares it

living space
  • Archaic
4 9.3

Land a country wants to take for its people to live and grow

3 3.7

Living in a morally careful way and avoiding drinking, smoking, and drugs

living trust
  • Specialized
3 6.0

A legal plan that lets you keep control of your money and property while alive and avoid court after death

living death
  • Informal
3 9.3

A life that feels like being dead because of great suffering

A simple life in the countryside near nature and fresh air

1 2.1

A group of matching furniture for a living room like a sofa and chairs

A life where people share a home, chores, and costs

A way of life that uses less energy and resources to protect the environment

1 3.2

Life in a city with a fast pace, many people, and many shops and services

Places like rooms or buildings where people live

cost-of-living index
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A number showing how much money a typical household needs for basic goods and services

1 4.1

Extra pay for employees to help with higher living costs

Country Living
  • Literature
1 4.4

A monthly magazine about country homes, gardening, cooking, and life in the countryside

3.7

A payment that automatically increases when prices rise to help people afford things

A way of behaving in which a person enjoys many pleasures and expensive things

free-living
  • Specialized
6.4

A living thing that lives on its own and not on another animal or plant

A set of matching furniture for a living room, like a sofa and chairs

living stone
  • South African
9.3

A small plant with thick leaves that looks like a stone and has yellow or white flowers

6.2

Material inside a living cell, including the jelly-like cytoplasm and the nucleus

living rock
  • South African
9.9

A small plant with thick leaves that look like a stone

living rock
  • Specialized
9.5

A small spineless cactus with a bumpy surface and bright pink flowers

A set of matching furniture for a room where people sit and relax, like a sofa and chairs

A set of matching furniture for a living room with a sofa and chairs

living granite
  • South African
9.9

A small plant that grows in clumps with thick grey-green leaves that look like stones

An animal that lives in trees most of the time

How Biotic

living
1.0
abiotic
  • Specialized
1 6.7
nonliving
3.9

Surface Forms

living positive

Morphology

living = live (transparent) = live + ing

The adjective is the standard present-participle adjective formed from the verb 'live' and directly means 'alive'.

Etymology

Living comes from an old English word meaning 'to live' and is the same root as live and life. So a 'living' language or tradition is one that is still 'alive' and used today.