Complete Definition of "living"

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English

rank|4|late|bed|530|living|view|although|knowledge

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-living.ogg|Audio (US)
IPA|/lɪvɪ�/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪvɪ�|-ɪvɪ�

Adjective
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  1. A state of having life.
  2. In use or existing.

#: A living language.

  1. Of everyday life

#: living conditions

  1. True to life.

#: The living image.

  1. Used as an intensifier.

#: ...beat the living daylights out of him...

Antonyms
dead

Translations
trans-top|A state of having life
Bosnian: živjeti
Finnish: elävä, elollinen
trans-mid
German: lebend
Polish: żywy
Swedish: levande
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trans-top|In use or existing
Bosnian: živu�a
Finnish: elävä
trans-mid
German: lebend
Polish: żywy
Swedish: levande
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trans-top|Of everyday life
Bosnian: živu�i
trans-mid
Finnish: elin- (in compounds)
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trans-top|True to life
Bosnian: živa
trans-mid
Finnish: elävä
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trans-top|Used as an intensifier
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Interlingua: vive, vivente
ttbc|Portuguese: vivo m, viva f, vivente m & f
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ttbc|Romanian: viu m, vie f, vii m & f - pl

Derived terms
living room
living will

Noun
en-noun

  1. uncountable The state of being alive.
  2. Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood

#: What do you do for a living?

  1. A style of life.

#: plain living

  1. In canon law, a position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income. The holder of the position receives its revenue for the performance of stipulated duties.

Translations
trans-top|The state of being alive
Finnish: elo, eläminen
trans-mid
Polish: życie
Swedish: liv n
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trans-top|Financial means; a means of maintaining life
Finnish: ansio- (in compounds)
trans-mid
Polish: życie
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trans-top|A style of life
Finnish: elämä, elintapa, elo
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Polish: życie
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Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English intensifiers

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