1.the experience of living; the course of human events and activities;
he could no longer cope with the complexities of life
2.people who are still living;
save your pity for the living
3.the condition of living or the state of being alive;
while there's life there's hope
4.the financial means whereby one lives;
each child was expected to pay for their keep
5.pertaining to living persons;
within living memory
6.true to life; lifelike;
the living image of her mother
7.dwelling or inhabiting; often used in combination;
living quarters
8.(informal) absolute;
she is a living doll
9.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
10.still in active use;
a living language
11.(used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried;
carved into the living stone;