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Definition of living :
1. Manner of life; as, riotous living; penurious living; earnest living.
2. Means of subsistence; sustenance; estate.
3. Power of continuing life; the act of living, or living comfortably.
4. The benefice of a clergyman; an ecclesiastical charge which a minister receives.
5. The state of one who, or that which, lives; lives; life; existence.
Synonyms:
life history, absolute, animateness, lively, maintenance, aliveness, brisk, lifespan, subsistence, upkeep, hold, sustentation, financial backing, brio, dungeon, supporting, nutriment, support, biography, sprightliness, life sentence, invigoration, keep, alimony, nourishment, breathing, documentation, donjon, spirit, existent, bread, lifetime, backup, aliment, bread and butter, alimentation, active, nutrition, vivacious, animated, victuals, spiritedness, animation, liveliness, life, life-time, musical accompaniment, alert, money, reenforcement, vitality, sustainment, reinforcement, funding, backing, extant, accompaniment, around, realistic, vivification, livelihood, quick, financial support, liveness, sustenance, life story
existing (part of speech: verb)
enduring, abiding, occurring, existing, lasting, prevailing, being, continuing, subsisting
living (part of speech: verb)
persisting, dwelling, surviving, residing
vigorous (part of speech: adjective)
live (part of speech: adjective)
incarnate, animate, live, organic, vital, alive
Usage examples:
- " I've very little time to look at the living McGurk. - "Riders of the Silences", Max Brand.
- In what way do you make your living?" - "Pixie O'Shaughnessy", Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey.
- If he got it, we might go on living there till the end of our days. - "The Brightener", C. N. Williamson A. M. Williamson.