living

adj.

1. Possessing life: famous living painters; transplanted living tissue.
2. In active function or use: a living language.
3. Of persons who are alive: events within living memory.
4. Relating to the routine conduct or maintenance of life: improved living conditions in the city.
5. Full of life, interest, or vitality: made history a living subject.
6. True to life; realistic: the living image of her mother.
7. Informal. Used as an intensive: beat the living hell out of his opponent in the boxing match.

n.

1. The condition or action of maintaining life: the high cost of living.
2. A manner or style of life: preferred plain living.
3. A means of maintaining life; livelihood: made their living by hunting.
4. Chiefly British. A church benefice, including the revenue attached to it.

SYNONYMS   living, alive, live, animate, animated, vital. These adjectives mean possessed of or exhibiting life. Living, alive, and live refer principally to organisms that are not dead: living plants; the happiest person alive; a live canary. Animate applies to living animal as distinct from living plant life: Something animate was moving inside the box. Animated suggests renewed life, vigor, or spirit: The argument became very animated. Vital refers to what is characteristic of or necessary to the continuation of life: You must eat to maintain vital energy.

Legal document that permits the individual to declare his or her desires concerning the use of life-sustaining treatment to be made at the point in time when death is imminent and the individual no longer has control of his or her faculties. This type of will has the advantages of ensuring that the individual's wishes are followed to the conclusion and that a family member does not have the burden of making extremely agonizing decisions on behalf of the individual. It is the requirement of most state statutes that such a will be signed, dated, and witnessed (excluding anyone who has an interest in the estate of the individual affirming the will). Also required by most state statutes is that the will include both a statement of capacity and a statement of intent by the individual. The following states have statutes addressing the living will issue: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, as well as Washington, D.C. See also Estate Planning Distribution.

adjective

1. Having existence or life: alive, around, existent, existing, extant. See live/die.
2. Marked by or exhibiting life: alive, animate, animated, live², vital. See live/die.

noun

The means needed to support life: alimentation, alimony, bread, bread and butter, keep, livelihood, maintenance, subsistence, support, sustenance, upkeep. See money.

adj

Definition: existing, active
Antonyms: dead, inactive, inanimate

n

Definition: lifestyle; source of income
Antonyms: entertainment, fun, leisure

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IN BRIEF: Having life.

Giving makes living more loving. — Unknown

Dansk (Danish)
n. - levevis, det at leve, levned, udkomme, underhold, præstekald
adj. - levende, livagtig, leve-, livs-

idioms:

• living death    elendig tilværelse
• living on borrowed time    leve på lånt tid
• living room    stue, opholdsstue, dagligstue
• living standard    levestandard
• living wage    løn der er til at leve af
• make a living    slide for føden

Nederlands (Dutch)
kostwinning, broodwinning, (de) levenden, predikants- aanstelling met inkomen, levend, woonachtig, gloeiend, leef- de eindjes aan elkaar knopen

Français (French)
n. - gagne-pain
adj. - domicilié

idioms:

• living death    (fig) enfer, calvaire
• living on borrowed time    avoir ses jours comptés
• living room    salle de séjour, séjour
• living standard    niveau de vie
• living wage    salaire adéquat
• make a living    gagner sa vie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lebende, Lebensunterhalt, Pfründe
adj. - lebend

idioms:

• living death    trostloses Leben
• living on borrowed time    auf Abruf leben
• living room    Wohnzimmer
• living standard    Lebensstandard
• living wage    Lohn, von dem man leben kann
• make a living    seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τα προς το ζην, βίος, τρόπος ζωής, βασικός μισθός, εισόδημα, βιοπορισμός (κν. πόρεψη)
adj. - ζωντανός, ζων, έμβιος, ζωηρός, δραστήριος

idioms:

• living death    βίος αβίωτος
• living room    καθιστικό (δωμάτιο), λίβινγκ-ρουμ
• living standard    βιοτικό επίπεδο
• living wage    (ελάχιστος) μισθός συντήρησης (οικογένειας)
• make a living    βγάζω τα προς το ζην

Italiano (Italian)
sussistenza, residente, vivo

idioms:

• living death    miseria grama
• living room    salotto
• living standard    livello di vita
• living wage    salario di sussistenza
• scrape/scratch a living    cavarsela

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vida (f), vivente(s) (m pl)
adj. - vivo, vivente

idioms:

• earn/make a living    ganhar a vida
• living death    coma
• living room    sala (f) de estar
• living standard    padrão (m) de vida
• living wage    salário (m) mínimo (Econ.)
• scrape/scratch a living    ir vivendo

Русский (Russian)
средства к существованию, образ жизни, живой, очень похожий, яркий, естественный

idioms:

• earn/make a living    зарабатывать на жизнь
• living death    жалкое существование
• living room    гостиная
• living standard    уровень жизни
• living wage    прожиточный минимум
• scrape/scratch a living    с трудом зарабатывать себе на хлеб

Español (Spanish)
n. - sustento, vida, medios de vivir
adj. - vivos, vivo, con vida, viviente

idioms:

• living death    muerte en vida
• living on borrowed time    estar a dos pasos de la muerte
• living room    cuarto de estar, sala
• living standard    nivel de vida
• living wage    sueldo suficiente para vivir
• make a living    ganarse la vida

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - liv, att leva, vistelse, att vistas, att bo, levnadssätt, livsuppehälle, utkomst, levebröd, bärgning, (kyrkl.) (prebende)pastorat, livs-, levnads-
adj. - levande, i livet, nu (då) levande, samtida, naturtrogen, (livs)levande, glödande (kol o.d.), fast (om berg), stark, livlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
生活, 生存, 生计, 活的, 现存的, 逼真的

idioms:

• living death    活受罪, 阴惨的生活
• living on borrowed time    指生命意外延长的时间
• living room    客厅, 起居室
• living standard    生活水平
• living wage    最低生活工资
• make a living    谋生

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 生活, 生存, 生計
adj. - 活的, 現存的, 逼真的

idioms:

• living death    活受罪, 陰慘的生活
• living on borrowed time    指生命意外延長的時間
• living room    客廳, 起居室
• living standard    生活水準
• living wage    最低生活工資
• make a living    謀生

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 생활 , 생존, 생활방식
adj. - 살아 있는 , 현존하는 , 당대의, 활기찬 , 생활의

idioms:

• make a living    살다, 생계를 유지하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 生きていること, 生活, 生計, 職業, 暮らし向き
adj. - 生きている, 現在用いられている, 現存の, 活発な, 力強い, 生き写しの, 生活の

idioms:

• a living death    悲惨な生活, 生ける屍の生活
• earn/make a living    生計を立てる
• in/within living memory    現在の人々に記憶されて
• living death    生き地獄
• living hell    生地獄
• living on borrowed time    余命いくばくもない
• living proof    生きた証拠
• living room    居間
• living standard    生活水準
• living wage    生活賃金
• scrape/scratch a living    どうにか食べていく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الحياة, الرزق (صفه) حي, فعال أو قوي, مفعم بالحياة, متقد أو مضطرم, ذاكرة حيه, ملائم للحياة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרנסה, אורח חיים, רמת חיים, מישרת כומר‬
adj. - ‮חי, מלא חיים, קיים, פעיל, עדיין מדוברת (שפה)‬

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Maximum Living	southern living
living room	fine living