the experience of living; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life";
people who are still living; "save your pity for the living";
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";
the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there''s life there''s hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes";
(informal) absolute; "she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him";
still in active use; "a living language";
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";
true to life; lifelike; "the living image of her mother";
pertaining to living persons; "within living memory";
dwelling or inhabiting; often used in combination; "living quarters"; "tree-living animals";
