lifelikelife‧like /ˈlaɪflaɪk/ adjective 
- a lifelike doll
- Outside the museum is a huge, lifelike model of a dinosaur.
- The directors wanted the computer-generated images to look as lifelike as possible.
- Kelly has made his sitter look lifelike.
- Once computer interfaces are built to show lifelike properties, many people will ascribe life to them.
- The electric arm has a powered shoulder and is covered with a lifelike silicon skin.
- They could weave, into the lovely stuffs they made, forms so lifelike anyone could see what tale they illustrated.
- This expected condition resulted after the bodies were inexplicably moist and lifelike for many years, sometimes for centuries.
- This, together with their individualized features, creates an enormously lifelike impression.
- Yet the interaction of these 12 muscles and 21 sensors yielded an amazingly complex and lifelike behavior.
when pictures, films etc make things seem real► realistic use this about books, pictures, and films that show or describe things as they really are: · The book includes some very realistic descriptions of life during the war.· A lot of people like paintings to look realistic.· Planning your dream home? You can build a more realistic model with our new 3-D kit.
► lifelike use this about pictures and models that look very like the real person or thing: · Outside the museum is a huge, lifelike model of a dinosaur.· The directors wanted the computer-generated images to look as lifelike as possible.
► realism the quality in a painting, film, story etc that makes it seem real and believable: · The battle scenes are described with extraordinary realism.· His style combines plain language and gritty realism.
► true to life a film, play, story etc that is true to life , shows or describes things as they really are: · It's a great story, but not always true to life.· The film gives us a true to life picture of 1920s Chicago.
► vivid vivid descriptions, memories, dreams etc are so clear that they seem real: · The book gives a vivid account of the author's journey through northern Africa.· I loved listening to his vivid descriptions of life in Italy.· One of my most vivid memories is of my first day at school.· The drug can make people suffer hallucinations and vivid nightmares.
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a very lifelike statue