| Noun | 1. | living - the experience of living; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"experience - the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly" | |
| 2. | living - people who are still living; "save your pity for the living"people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" dead - people who are no longer living; "they buried the dead" | |
| 3. | living - the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"being, beingness, existence - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" skin - a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin" | |
| 4. | living - the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"resource - available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed maintenance - means of maintenance of a family or group subsistence - minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; "social security provided only a bare subsistence" | |
| Adj. | 1. | living - pertaining to living persons; "within living memory" | |
| 2. | living - true to life; lifelike; "the living image of her mother"realistic - aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans" | |
| 3. | living - dwelling or inhabiting; often used in combination; "living quarters"; "tree-living animals" | |
| 4. | living - (informal) absolute; "she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him"intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" absolute - perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol" | |
| 5. | living - 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"; "the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania"extant - still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd | |
| 6. | living - still in active use; "a living language"extant - still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd | |
| 7. | living - (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried; "carved into the living stone";live - showing characteristics of life; exerting force or containing energy; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play" | |