n. & adj.
--n.
1. a livelihood or means of maintenance (made my living as a journalist; what does she do for a living?).
2 Brit. Eccl. a position as a vicar or rector with an income or property.
--adj.
1. contemporary; now existent (the greatest living poet).
2 (of a likeness or image of a person) exact.
3 (of a language) still in vernacular use.
4 (of water) perennially flowing.
5 (of rock etc.) LIVE(2) 5.
Phrases and idioms:
living death a state of hopeless misery. living-room a room for general day use. within living memory within the memory of people still living.