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lifelike

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life·like  (lflk)
adj.
Accurately representing real life: a lifelike statue. See Synonyms at graphic.
lifelikeness n.
lifelike
Adjective
closely resembling or representing life
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lifelikelifelike - evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"
vivid, pictorial, graphic
realistic - aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans"
2.lifelike - free from artificiality; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"
natural
unaffected - free of artificiality; sincere and genuine; "an unaffected grace"
lifelike
adjective realistic, faithful, authentic, natural, exact, graphic, vivid, photographic, true-to-life, undistorted
Translations
lifelike [ˈlaɪflaɪk] adj → natural
lifelike [ˈlaɪflaɪk] life adj → qui semble vrai(e) or vivant(e) → ressemblant(e); [painting] → réaliste
lifelike [ˈlaɪflaɪk] life adj → lebensecht; [painting] → naturgetreu
lifelike [ˈlaɪflaɪk] adj → che sembra vero/a; rassomigliante


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But it would be much more lifelike if it were properly dressed.
The Marvelous Land of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
This mouth Ojo considered very artistic and lifelike, and Margolotte was pleased when the boy praised it.
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When a moment later he recognized Tarzan it was with difficulty that they could convince him that his sorrow had not unbalanced his mind, for with the other members of the party he had been so thoroughly convinced that the ape-man was dead it was a problem to reconcile the conviction with the very lifelike appearance of Jane's "forest god.
The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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