living

living
adj
1. alive, live, vital, breathing, viable. See live(def.1).
2. still in use, current, latest, up-to-date; in the air, at hand, at issue; active, happening, going on, in the wind; prevailing, prevalent, in question.
3. active, strong, lively, vigorous; energetic, dynamic, spirited.
4. glowing, burning, smoldering; alight, aflame, flaming, inflamed, ignited, igneous, fiery, blazing, ablaze, afire; aglow, incandescent, candent, white-hot, red-hot.
5.(usu. of water) moving, flowing, fluent, profluent; streaming, coursing, rushing, swirling, circulating, revolving, fluctuating.
6. natural, native, indigenous, original.
n
7. being, existing, existence, subsisting, subsistence; animation, vitality, activity, breathing, respiring, walking the earth.
8. livelihood, maintenance, subsistence; occupation, profession, career. See livelihood(defs.1, 2).

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