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n.; pl. Acclivities [ L. acclivitas, fr. acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad + clivus a hill, slope, fr. root kli to lean. See Lean. ] A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Bolivia. -- n. A native of Bolivia. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. living in a manner above moral reproach; especially, abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse and excessive drunkenness.
Syn. -- chaste. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n.; pl. Clivities [ L. clivus hill. ] Inclination; ascent or descent; a gradient. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Declivities [ L. declivitas, fr. declivis sloping, downhill; de + clivus a slope, a hill; akin to clinare to incline: cf. F. déclivité. See Decline. ] 1. Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent of surface; inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to acclivity, or ascent; the same slope, considered as descending, being a declivity, which, considered as ascending, is an acclivity. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A descending surface; a sloping place. [ 1913 Webster ]

Commodious declivities and channels for the passage of the waters. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Descending gradually; moderately steep; sloping; downhill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Living always; immoral; eternal; as, the everliving God. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Continual; incessant; unintermitted. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Unrestrained indulgence of the appetites as a way of life. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. (Biology) Living independently of other organisms; not parasitic or commensal. eating other organisms is not considered "dependence" in this sense.
Syn. -- nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ Cf. Gael. cil ruddle. ] A pencil of black or red lead; -- called also keelyvine pen. [ Scot. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. lividus, from livere to be of a blush color, to be black and blue: cf. F. livide. ] 1. Black and blue; grayish blue; of a lead color; discolored, as flesh may be from a contusion. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

There followed no carbuncles, no purple or livid spots, the mass of the blood not being tainted. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Extremely angry; enraged; infuriated. [ PJC ]

3. Pallid; ashen; -- of the skin. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. lividité. ] The state or quality of being livid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lividity. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Live, v. i. ] 1. Being alive; having life; as, a living creature. Opposed to dead. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Active; lively; vigorous; -- said esp. of states of the mind, and sometimes of abstract things; as, a living faith; a living principle. “ Living hope. ” Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Issuing continually from the earth; running; flowing; as, a living spring; -- opposed to stagnant. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Producing life, action, animation, or vigor; quickening. “Living light.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Ignited; glowing with heat; burning; live. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then on the living coals wine they pour. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Living force. See Vis viva, under Vis. --
Living gale (Naut.), a heavy gale. --
Living rock or
Living stone, rock in its native or original state or location; rock not quarried. “ I now found myself on a rude and narrow stairway, the steps of which were cut out of the living rock.” Moore. --
The living, those who are alive, or one who is alive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of one who, or that which, lives; lives; life; existence. “Health and living.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Manner of life; as, riotous living; penurious living; earnest living. “ A vicious living.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Means of subsistence; sustenance; estate; as, to make a comfortable living from writing. [ 1913 Webster ]

She can spin for her living. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

He divided unto them his living. Luke xv. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Power of continuing life; the act of living, or living comfortably. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is no living without trusting somebody or other in some cases. L' Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The benefice of a clergyman; an ecclesiastical charge which a minister receives. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He could not get a deanery, a prebend, or even a living Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a living state. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being alive; possession of energy or vigor; animation; quickening. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A tableau in which persons take part; also, specif., such a tableau as imitating a work of art. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A room in a house used by all or most of the family, where the family entertain guests or relax together for leisure activities. It usually contains at least one couch, and does not contain a dining table. [ PJC ]

. A wage or salary that permits a worker to live at least with minimal customary amenities, and above conditions of poverty. [ PJC ]

. A document signed by an individual expressing his/her desire that, in the event of an illness from which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery, aggressive or extraordinary measures to prolong life, such as resuscitation and life-support equipment, should not be used. [ PJC ]

n. A genus of fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia.
Syn. -- genus Livistona. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Not endowed with life; same as inanimate. Opposite of living and animate.
Syn. -- inanimate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. oblivio, akin to oblivisci to forget: cf. OF. oblivion. ] 1. The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Second childishness and mere oblivion. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Among our crimes oblivion may be set. Dryden [ 1913 Webster ]

The origin of our city will be buried in eternal oblivion. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon; as, an act of oblivion. Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Forgetfulness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. obliviosus: cf. F. oblivieux. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. “The oblivious pool.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

She lay in deep, oblivious slumber. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Evincing oblivion; forgetful. [ 1913 Webster ]

Through are both weak in body and oblivious. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Obliv"i*ous*ly, adv. -- Ob*liv"i*ous*ness, n. Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. total forgetfulness.
Syn. -- oblivion. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. olivile. ] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bitter-sweet taste and acid proporties. [ Written also olivile. ] Gregory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree; -- called also olivite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. olivine. ] (Min.) A common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found in eruptive rocks. It is a silicate of magnesium and iron ((Mg, Fe)SiO4). [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. (Chem.) See Olivin. [ 1913 Webster ]