living

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of live

adj

1. Having life; alive.
   a living, breathing child
   Respect for the dead does not preclude respect for the living.
2. In use or existing.
   Hunanese is a living language.
3. True to life.
   This is the living image of Fidel Castro.
4. Of rock or stone, existing in its original state and place.
5. Continually updated; not static
   HTML is a living standard.
6. Used as an intensifier.
   He almost beat the living daylights out of me.

noun

1. (uncountable) The state of being alive.
2. Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood
   What do you do for a living?
3. A style of life.
   plain living
4. (canon law) A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.
   The patron of the living who had the right to nominate a particular priest might make the choice, but the living was actually granted by the local bishop. 2015, GR Evans, Edward Hicks: Pacifist Bishop at War