Living

/ˈlɪvɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Living

verb

  1. To be alive; to have life.

    "He's not expected to live for more than a few months."

  2. To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

    "I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer."

  3. To survive; to persevere; to continue.

    "Her memory lives in that song."

  4. To cope.

    "You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you."

  5. To pass life in a specified manner.

    "It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after."

noun

  1. The state of being alive.
  2. (plural, with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who are alive.

    "Respect for the dead does not preclude respect for the living."

  3. Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood

    "What do you do for a living?"

  4. A style of life.

    "plain living"

  5. (canon law) A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.

adjective

  1. Having life.
  2. In use or existing.

    "Hunanese is a living language."

  3. Of everyday life.

    "These living conditions are deplorable."

  4. True to life.

    "This is the living image of Fidel Castro."

  5. Used as an intensifier.

    "He almost beat the living daylights out of me."

Anagrams of Living

Words You Can Make

6 words can be made from the letters in "living":

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

dwellgo onlastremainextantlivingvitalblasteddoggonestinkinglifelikelifeylimnedlivelynaturalistic

ANTONYMS

deadnonliving