LIVING


Meaning of LIVING in English

n.

Function: adjective

Date: before 12th century

1 a : having life b : ACTIVE , FUNCTIONING < living languages>

2 a : exhibiting the life or motion of nature : NATURAL <the wilderness is a living museum ⋯ of natural history ― NEA Jour. > b : 2 LIVE 2A

3 a : full of life or vigor b : true to life : VIVID <televised in living color> c : suited for living <the living area>

4 : involving living persons

5 : VERY ― used as an intensive <scared the living daylights out of me>

– liv · ing · ness noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.