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LIVING

(adj., noun, adj.sat, verb)

Definitions

There are 20 meanings of the word Living.

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Living - as an adjective

Pertaining to living persons

Example: "Within living memory"

Living - as a noun

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

Example: "He could no longer cope with the complexities of life"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
life7

People who are still living

Example: "Save your pity for the living"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
dead6

The condition of living or the state of being alive

Example: "While there's life there's hope"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
aliveness12animation11life7
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
being8beingness12existence18face of the earth
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The financial means whereby one lives

Example: "Each child was expected to pay for their keep"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bread and butterkeep10livelihood17support11sustenance12
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
resource10
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Living - as an adjective satellite

True to life; lifelike

Example: "The living image of her mother"

(informal) absolute

Example: "She is a living doll"

Still in existence

Example: "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 (Exact Relations)
surviving16

Still in active use

Example: "A living language"

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

Example: "Carved into the living stone"

Living - as a verb

To be alive; to have life.

Example: "He's not expected to live for more than a few months."

To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

Example: "I live at 2a acacia avenue.  he lives in la, but he's staying here over the summer."

To survive; to persevere; to continue.

Example: "Her memory lives in that song."

To cope.

Example: "You'll just have to live with it!  i can't live in a world without you."

To pass life in a specified manner.

Example: "It is difficult to live in poverty.   and they lived happily ever after."

To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.

Example: "To live an idle or a useful life."

To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.

To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).

Example: "No ship could live in such a storm."

(followed by "on" or "upon") to maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.

Example: "It is hard to live on the minimum wage.   they lived on stale bread."

To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

Example: "I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: i want to go out there and live!"

Example Sentences

"She has a small living room with a comfy sofa."
"The living expenses in that city are very high."
"We found a living frog in the garden."
"The living conditions in this area are appalling."
"He is the last living member of his family."
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Word Game Points

Is LIVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, living is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

LIVING has a SCRABBLE points total of 10.

Is LIVING a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, living is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
LIVING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 14.

Is LIVING a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, living is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
LIVING has a WORDFEUD points total of 11.

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