Definition of living
1a : having lifeb : active, functioning living languages
2a : exhibiting the life or motion of nature : natural the wilderness is a living museum … of natural history — NEA Jour.b : 2live 2a
3a : full of life or vigorb : true to life : vivid televised in living colorc : suited for living the living area
4 : involving living persons
5 : very —used as an intensive scared the living daylights out of me
livingness
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Examples of living in a Sentence
I was taught to respect all living things.
His aunt is his closest living relative.
He's one of our greatest living authors.
It was the first time I had ever seen a living, breathing bear in the wild.
Recent Examples of living from the Web
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The genetic code, after all, is really just a means to preserve and transmit information—the information of how a living thing works.
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All the new construction means the 55 and better crowd (a new term for those age 55 years and older) has more living choices than ever before.
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His team is now checking if fetuses share other infant biases, like a fondness for biological motion—movements that resemble those of living things.
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The occasion was also a learning lesson for younger generations, as the number of living World War II veterans continues to shrink each year.
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Without this rule, organic animals have few protections, and their living conditions are getting worse over time.
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Low-income renters with subsidy vouchers have flooded the neighborhood, seeking better living conditions.
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Of course, there have been cases in which guests have overstayed their welcome, hanging around for more than a night or two, monopolizing the host’s living room, and kitchen.
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Now, a new report shows that rents have been rising even faster for houses, which are preferred by families and others seeking a bit more living space.
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First Known Use of living
before 12th century
living
Definition of living
1 : the condition of being alive
2a : means of subsistence : livelihood earning a livingb archaic : estate, propertyc British : benefice 1
3 : conduct or manner of life the collegiate way of living — J. B. Conant
Examples of living in a Sentence
the challenges of city living
It's summertime, and the living is easy.
the living and the dead
The world belongs to the living.
Recent Examples of living from the Web
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Zombie Big Daddy (EUGENE A. CLARK, center) leads a growing and evolving horde of the dead in their attack on the city of the living.
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The trips cost around $4,000 per person and include all meals, transportation and living arrangements while in Italy.
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Addiction and hatred are no es bueno for the living.
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The results: A mid-century modern design in her living room and a bohemian escape in her bedroom.
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Smrz also took advantage of the natural light that pours in from his ceiling-tall windows in his living room and bedroom.
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Beheadings vs. Bikinis Ra’ed’s nephews from Raqqa, Mohammed, Ibrahim and Salim, who spent two years in ISIS territory, are still in Turkey, living among locals and other Syrian refugees.
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At 29 years old, Lesley Murphy was making a living traveling the world, writing about it on her blog The Road Les Traveled, and making her hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers jealous.
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Fans of the living dead have one man to thank for the birth of the modern cinematic zombie genre: George A. Romero, the filmmaker who made Night of the Living Dead on the cheap in 1968 and kicked off a zombie obsession that’s lasted for decades.
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First Known Use of living
14th century
LIVING Defined for English Language Learners
living
playDefinition of living for English Language Learners
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: not dead : having life
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: currently active or being used
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: having the form of a person who is alive
living
Definition of living for English Language Learners
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: a way of earning money : the money that someone needs to pay for housing, food, etc.
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: a way of living
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the living : people who are alive
LIVING Defined for Kids
living
Definition of living for Students
1 : not dead : alive We're his closest living relatives.
2 : true to life You are the living image of your parents.
living
Definition of living for Students
1 : the condition of being alive
2 : conduct or manner of life healthy living
3 : what a person has to have to meet basic needs She made a living as a cook.
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