"lifelike" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lifelike [comparative], most lifelike [superlative]
Etymology: From life + -like. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|life|like}} life + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} lifelike (comparative more lifelike, superlative most lifelike)
  1. Like a living being, resembling life, giving an accurate representation Related terms: lifesize Translations (Like a living being, resembling life): 逼真 (bīzhēn) (Chinese Mandarin), levensecht (Dutch), elävä (Finnish), très réaliste (French), très ressemblant (French), lebensecht (German), életszerű (Hungarian), élethű (Hungarian), hidup (Indonesian), jak żywy (Polish), realistyczny (Polish), natural (Spanish), verosímil (Spanish), levande (Swedish), canlı gibi (Turkish)
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