pertaining to living persons; within living memory'
living (adj.)
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; he could no longer cope with the complexities of life
[ Syn: life ]
people who are still living; save your pity for the living'
the condition of living or the state of being alive; while theres life theres hope; life depends on many chemical and physical processes
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
[ Syn: support , keep , livelihood , bread and butter , sustenance ]
living (n.)
true to life; lifelike; the living image of her mother'
(informal) absolute; she is a living doll; scared the living daylights out of them; beat the living hell out of him'
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
[ Syn: surviving ]
still in active use; a living language'
(used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried; carved into the living stone;