Lifelike
['laɪflaɪk] or ['laɪf'laɪk]
Definition
(adj.) free from artificiality; 'a lifelike pose'; 'a natural reaction' .
Edited by Astor--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Like a living being; resembling life; giving an accurate representation; as, a lifelike portrait.
Edited by Craig
Examples
- She lifted her head with the quick motion of revived sensation; she shot, not a languid, but a lifelike, questioning glance at Fanny. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The words of Phaedrus, 'O Socrates, you can easily invent Egyptians or anything,' are recalled to our mind as we read this lifelike fiction. Plato. The Republic.
Edited by Craig