living
How organisms exist
Living describes being alive—having life, not dead.
As a noun, living means one's livelihood or way of earning money: She makes a living as a freelance writer, It's hard to earn a living in this economy.
The living are those who are alive, as opposed to the dead.
A living language is still in active use.
A living room is the main common space in a home.
Something can be a living hell or a living nightmare—intensifiers suggesting ongoing, felt experience rather than mere metaphor.
Existing as something
- existenceState of being real
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- breathAir taken in
- animateGive life to
sentient · breathing · mortal · vital · organism · soul · spirit · flesh
Active and changing
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- spiritedFull of vim
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
- bustlingFull of energetic activity
thriving · flourishing · energetic · active · pulsing · buzzing · breathing · teeming
External conditions affecting life
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- spaceUnoccupied area or interval
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- dwellingPlace of residence
conditions · arrangement · biome · terrarium · aquarium · enclosure · vivarium · sanctuary
Regular monetary receipts
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- wagesPayment for work
- earningsMoney gained from work
- paycheckCompensation for labor
compensation · employment · profession · occupation · career · job · remuneration · stipend
Aesthetic of reduction
- wellnessOverall state of health
- veganismComplete animal product abstention
- hyggeDanish concept of snugness
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
self-care · sustainability · eco-friendly · organic · holistic · simple · nomadic · off-grid
being
Existing as something
- existenceState of being real
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- breathAir taken in
animate · sentient · breathing · mortal · vital · organism · soul · spirit · flesh · survival
dynamic
Active and changing
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- spiritedFull of vim
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
bustling · thriving · flourishing · energetic · active · pulsing · buzzing · breathing · teeming · vital
environment
External conditions affecting life
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- spaceUnoccupied area or interval
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
dwelling · conditions · arrangement · biome · terrarium · aquarium · enclosure · vivarium · sanctuary · refuge
income
Regular monetary receipts
paycheck · compensation · employment · profession · occupation · career · job · remuneration · stipend · breadwinner
minimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
- wellnessOverall state of health
- veganismComplete animal product abstention
- hyggeDanish concept of snugness
mindfulness · self-care · sustainability · eco-friendly · organic · holistic · simple · nomadic · off-grid · communal
standard
Level of quality accepted
- comfortablePhysically at ease
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- luxuriousMarked by costly elegance
modest · decent · meager · lavish · opulent · cushy · well-off · prosperous · cozy · quality
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- existenceexistence, being, reality, actuality, nonbeing
- home activitiescleaning, cooking, sleeping, bathing, eating
- ongoing actionscontinuing, lasting, persisting, remaining, staying
- states of beingdead, existing, conscious, unconscious, asleep
livingdefunct
No longer existing
dead · inoperative · nonfunctioning · nonfunctional · broken
- living roomHome's social space
- make a livingSustain oneself through income
- making a livingEarning enough to survive
- living togetherSharing a dwelling
- cost of livingPrice of basic necessities
- living aloneResiding without cohabitants
reliving, nonliving, living fossil, outliving, livings, living dead, co-living, living fossils