living
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
living
Adjective[edit]
living (not comparable)
- Having life.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page ix:
- It is also pertinent to note that the current obvious decline in work on holarctic hepatics most surely reflects a current obsession with cataloging and with nomenclature of the organisms—as divorced from their study as living entities.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page ix:
- In use or existing.
- Hunanese is a living language.
- Of everyday life.
- These living conditions are deplorable.
- True to life.
- This is the living image of Fidel Castro.
- Used as an intensifier.
- He almost beat the living daylights out of me.
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from living
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
having life
|
in use or existing
of everyday life
true to life
used as an intensifier
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked
Noun[edit]
living (countable and uncountable, plural livings)
- (uncountable) The state of being alive.
- Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood
- What do you do for a living?
- A style of life.
- plain living
- (canon law) A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.
- 2015, GR Evans, Edward Hicks: Pacifist Bishop at War:
- The patron of the living who had the right to nominate a particular priest might make the choice, but the living was actually granted by the local bishop.
- 2015, GR Evans, Edward Hicks: Pacifist Bishop at War:
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
state of being alive
financial means; a means of maintaining life
|
style of life
Statistics[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English.
Noun[edit]
living m (plural livings)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
living m (plural livings)
Synonyms[edit]
Categories:
- English terms with audio links
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English non-lemma forms
- English present participles
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English intensifiers
- French terms derived from English
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- Spanish terms derived from English
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
