living

liv|ing1 [ `lıvıŋ ] adjective count ***

1. ) usually before noun alive at the present time:

He has no living relatives.

She's arguably the sexiest living movie star.

a ) the living all the people who are alive

2. ) only before noun living creatures are animals or plants that have life, rather than objects such as rocks:

Their religion is based on a respect for all living things.

3. ) only before noun living areas or living conditions are ones in which people live, rather than ones in which they work:

Living conditions for the troops are relatively comfortable.

be living proof of something

to show that something is true or exists by being a clear example of it:

She's living proof that anyone can succeed in this business.

in living memory

during the time that anyone still alive can remember:

the worst storm in living memory

a living language

a language that people still speak and use in their ordinary lives

not a living soul

no one at all:

You must never tell a living soul about this.

living

liv|ing 2 [ `lıvıŋ ] noun **

1. ) count usually singular money that you earn to live on:

They sell antiques for a living.

earn/make a living: She makes a living as a music teacher.

do something for a living (=as a job): Do you know what she does for a living?

scratch/scrape out a living (=have difficulty in making enough money): However hard they worked to scrape out a living, they would always be poor.

2. ) uncount a particular type of life:

the strains and stresses of modern living

a few helpful hints for healthy living