The Collaborative International Dictionary
Living \Liv"ing\ (l[i^]v"[i^]ng), a. [From Live, v. i.]
Being alive; having life; as, a living creature. Opposed to dead.
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.Issuing continually from the earth; running; flowing; as, a living spring; -- opposed to stagnant.
Producing life, action, animation, or vigor; quickening. ``Living light.''
--Shak.-
Ignited; glowing with heat; burning; live.
Then on the living coals wine they pour.
--Dryden.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.
Usage examples of "living force".
He could feel the living Force in Bruck, the dark ripples caused by Brucks anger.
The living Force that flowed through every biological thing was more potent and persuasive than any machine.
But, as Ty stepped into the room, he felt the animosity, like a living force, between the two groups of aliens in spite of the full moon's width of distance between them.
The brawling vigor of all proper life was missing, but its abundance might be enough to mask his own vestige of living force from more than careful search.