Meaning

2 senses
  1. Like a living being; resembling life; being an accurate representation.

    a lifelike portrait

    The robot was so lifelike, Jack could hardly tell it apart from his sister.

    lebensecht

  2. (obsolete)Likely to live.

More definitions
  • free from artificiality
  • evoking lifelike images within the mind

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The doll was surprisingly lifelike.

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  2. The robot was so lifelike that it was creepy.

    ruРобот был настолько похож на живого, что прямо бросало в дрожь.

    deDer Roboter war so lebensecht, dass es gruselig war.

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  3. The robot was so lifelike that it was uncanny.

    ruРобот был так похож на человека, что становилось не по себе.

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  4. His paintings are quite lifelike.

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  5. It is often not the costliest and most lifelike toy that wins the child's love.

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Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
Like a living being, resembling life:

Forms

more lifelike, most lifelike
Comparativemore lifelike Lesson
Superlativemost lifelike Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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