lifelike

Definition

Like a living being, resembling life, giving an accurate representation

Etymology

From life + -like.

Example Sentences

• "a lifelike portrait"
• "The robot was so lifelike, Jack could hardly tell it apart from his sister."
• "The stories did not seem to me to touch life. […] They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator."