Meaning & use

living

adjective·Everyday

Currently alive, rather than dead or extinct.

See it in a sentence

The museum has a living coral reef exhibit that visitors can observe up close.

She is the last living relative who remembers the family's history before the war.

A note on using this word

Living is also a common noun meaning one's occupation or income, as in earn a living.

Words with a similar meaning

aliveliving and breathing

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Words with an opposite meaning

deaddeceased

Another way to use it

2. noun

A person's job or the means by which they earn money to support themselves.

He makes a living as a freelance photographer, traveling to a new city every month.

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