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life·like  (lflk)
adj.
Accurately representing real life: a lifelike statue. See Synonyms at graphic.
lifelikeness n.
lifelike [ˈlaɪfˌlaɪk]
adj
closely resembling or representing life
lifelikeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lifelike - evoking lifelike images within the mindlifelike - 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
Translations
lifelike [ˈlaɪflaɪk] ADJ → natural; (= seemingly real) → que parece vivo
her photo is so lifelike → la foto es el vivo retrato de ella
lifelike [ˈlaɪflaɪk] adj [doll, dummy] → réaliste; [painting] → ressemblant(e)
lifelike [ˈlaɪfˌlaɪk] adj → che sembra vero/a, realistico/a
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Jerome and Dorothy Singer, for example, suggest that there are two modes of thought: paradigmatic (which is logical, sequential and concerned with truth), and narrative (a 'burst of image' sometimes sequentially described, but concerned with verisimilitude or lifelikeness, not truth).
The politics of pedagogy: civics education and epistemology at ... by MacKnight, Vicki / History of Education Review
The combination is so shrewdly executed that the spectator would be shocked by the sudden confrontation (normally the painting is covered), but at the same time is moved by the lifelikeness and beauty with which the grim subject is rendered.
"An headlesse Ladie" and "a horses loade of heades": writing the ... by Palmer, Patricia / Renaissance Quarterly
All are portrayed by trained actors that Julia has chosen not only because they resemble the figures they represent, but because they mediate between mundane lifelikeness and the fantastic (read: cinematic) realm of imaginary archetypes.
Adria Julia: Orange County Museum of Art by Tumlir, Jan / Artforum International
 
 
 
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