living

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A living language is spoken by a community of people.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Currently alive: Refers to organisms that are not dead; having life.
    • Still in existence or active use: Describes things, like languages or traditions, that are currently used or practiced, not extinct or obsolete.
    • True to life; very realistic: Used to describe something that is a very accurate or lifelike representation.
    • Pertaining to the lives of living people: Relating to the experience or memory of people who are currently alive.

  2. Noun:

    • The state or condition of being alive: The fact of having life.
    • People who are currently alive: Used collectively to refer to those who are not dead.
    • A means of maintaining life; livelihood: The financial resources or manner that supports one's existence.
    • A manner or way of life: The particular style or circumstances in which a person or group lives.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • All living creatures need water. (All creatures that are currently alive need water.)
    • Latin is not a living language. (Latin is not a language that is actively spoken now.)
    • She is the living image of her mother. (She looks exactly like her mother, as if she were a living copy.)
    • That event is within living memory. (That event is remembered by people who are still alive.)

  • Noun:

    • The mystery of living fascinates philosophers. (The mystery of the state of being alive fascinates philosophers.)
    • We must respect both the living and the dead. (We must respect people who are alive and those who have died.)
    • He earns his living as a teacher. (He supports himself financially by working as a teacher.)
    • They enjoy a simple living in the countryside. (They enjoy a simple way of life in the countryside.)
Advanced Usage

  • "The living daylights": Used for emphasis, especially with verbs like "scare" or "beat," to mean extremely or utterly.

    • The loud noise scared the living daylights out of me. (The loud noise frightened me extremely.)

  • "A living fossil": An organism that has survived from an earlier era with little change, while similar species are extinct.

    • The coelacanth is often called a living fossil. (The coelacanth is a species alive today that resembles ancient species.)

  • "Living death": A state of existence that is as miserable as being dead.

    • For the prisoners, each day was a living death. (For the prisoners, each day was a miserable existence.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Livelihood (n): A means of securing the necessities of life; synonymous with "living" as a noun meaning income or support.

    • Farming is their primary livelihood. (Farming is their main way of earning money to live.)

  • Living room (n): A room in a house for general everyday use, such as relaxing or entertaining guests.

    • We gathered in the living room to watch a movie. (We gathered in the main social room to watch a movie.)
Synonyms
  • Alive (adj): Having life; living. (e.g., )
  • Existent (adj): Having reality or existence. (e.g., )
  • Livelihood (n): See "Variants and Related Words."
  • Subsistence (n): The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself, especially at a minimal level. (e.g., )
Related Phrases

  • Standard of living: The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community.

    • The country has a high standard of living. (The country has a high level of material comfort and wealth.)

  • Cost of living: The level of prices relating to a range of everyday items.

    • The cost of living in the city is very high. (The price of basic necessities in the city is very high.)

  • Make a living: To earn enough money to support oneself.

    • It's hard to make a living as an artist. (It's difficult to earn enough money to live by being an artist.)
Related Idioms

  • In the land of the living: Awake and active; alive. Often used humorously.

    • Good morning! Are you in the land of the living yet? (Good morning! Are you awake and active yet?)

  • Living on borrowed time: Surviving longer than expected, especially after a crisis.

    • After the diagnosis, he felt he was living on borrowed time. (After the diagnosis, he felt he was surviving past the expected time.)
living

A living language is spoken by a community of people.

Adjective
  1. (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried;
    • carved into the living stone
  2. still in active use
    • a living language
  3. still in existence
    • the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil
    • the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania
  4. (informal) absolute
    • she is a living doll
    • scared the living daylights out of them
    • beat the living hell out of him
  5. true to life; lifelike
    • the living image of her mother
  6. pertaining to living persons
    • within living memory
Noun
  1. the financial means whereby one lives
    • each child was expected to pay for their keep
    • he applied to the state for support
    • he could no longer earn his own livelihood
  2. the condition of living or the state of being alive
    • while there's life there's hope
    • life depends on many chemical and physical processes
  3. people who are still living
    • save your pity for the living
  4. the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
    • he could no longer cope with the complexities of life

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