LIFELIKE

lifelike, natural

(adjective) free from artificiality; “a lifelike pose”; “a natural reaction”

graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid

(adjective) evoking lifelike images within the mind; “pictorial poetry and prose”; “graphic accounts of battle”; “a lifelike portrait”; “a vivid description”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

lifelike (comparative more lifelike, superlative most lifelike)

Like a living being, resembling life, giving an accurate representation

Source: Wiktionary


Life"like`, a. Etym: [Cf. Lively.]

Definition: Like a living being; resembling life; giving an accurate representation; as, a lifelike portrait.

– Life"like`ness, n. Poe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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