living

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

The English word “living” has 11 meanings listed here.

adjective

Having life; alive.
In use or existing.
True to life.
Of rock or stone, existing in its original state and place.
Continually updated; not static
Used as an intensifier.

noun

The state of being alive.
Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood
A style of life.
Those who are alive: living people.
A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.

Etymology

From Middle English livynge, libbyng, livinde, livand, livende, libbinde, libbende, from Old English lifiġende, lifiende, libbende, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjandī, from Proto-Germanic *libjandz (“living”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *libjaną (“to live”), equivalent to live + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian libbend (“living”), Dutch levend (“living”), German lebend (“living”),…

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