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living
Definition
(noun) the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
Synonyms
:
life
Example Sentence
he could no longer cope with the complexities of life
Definition
(noun) people who are still living
Example Sentence
save your pity for the living
Definition
(noun) the condition of living or the state of being alive
Synonyms
:
aliveness
,
animation
,
life
Example Sentence
while there's life there's hope
life depends on many chemical and physical processes
Definition
(noun) the financial means whereby one lives
Synonyms
:
bread and butter
,
keep
,
livelihood
,
support
,
sustenance
Example Sentence
each child was expected to pay for their keep
he applied to the state for support
he could no longer earn his own livelihood
Definition
(adj) pertaining to living persons
Example Sentence
within living memory
Definition
(adj) true to life; lifelike
Example Sentence
the living image of her mother
Definition
(adj) (informal) absolute
Example Sentence
she is a living doll
scared the living daylights out of them
beat the living hell out of him
Definition
(adj) still in existence
Synonyms
:
surviving
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(adj) still in active use
Example Sentence
a living language
Definition
(adj) (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried
Example Sentence
carved into the living stone
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text: living in motels I'm so sick of living
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