: accurately representing or imitating real life
a lifelike portrait
lifelikeness
noun
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The graphics in the video game are more lifelike than we imagined they would be.
the eyes of the lifelike portrait seem to follow visitors around the room
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Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
The cemetery is known for its lifelike, occasional wacky statuary.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The challenge with Death Becomes Her, as Chiang and Ralston have explained, was creating lifelike human skin for the film’s absurd body horror.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
As video of the show unfurls inside the Sphere, the lifelike effect is stunning.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Lifelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifelike. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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lifelike
adjective
life·like
ˈlī-ˌflīk 
: accurately representing or imitating an actual living thing
a lifelike statue
lifelikeness
noun
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