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lifelike

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɫaɪˌfɫaɪk// UK //lˈaɪflaɪk// life·like

adj. looking or acting like a real living person or animal. You use this to describe things like statues, paintings, or robots that are very realistic.

adj. resembling a living being in appearance or behavior. Often used to describe artistic representations or advanced robotics that mimic biological realism.


SIMPLE

The artist painted a lifelike portrait of his mother.

CONTEXTUAL

The museum features a lifelike sculpture of a lion that looks like it might move at any moment.

COMPLEX

Advances in synthetic skin and artificial intelligence have allowed researchers to create lifelike prosthetics that respond to subtle muscle movements and environmental stimuli.

Synonyms
Origin

From life + -like.

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