life-size

Or life-sized

[lahyf-sahyz]

adjective

1. of the natural size of an object, person, etc., in life; of the actual size of a living original.

   a life-size statue.

life-size

adjective

1. representing actual size

Word History and Origins

Origin of life-size¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

On a recent afternoon, only a couple of people were inside a popular Venezuelan restaurant, whose parking lot features a life-size statue of Simón Bolívar.

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These items, all life-size, reflect the taste of a Gilded Age industrialist.

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“Portrait of a Court Lady,” acquired in 2013, shows the nearly life-size image of a refined gentlewoman seated on a garden terrace.

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Many are wearing designs found elsewhere in the show, life-size, a charming echo effect.

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The life-size metal statue shows a father lifting a child with albinism onto his shoulders while the mother shields it from the sun.

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