lifelike
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- lifelikeness noun
- unlifelike adjective
Etymology
Origin of lifelike
Example Sentences
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It can turn hand-drawn sketches into lifelike product renderings that can be shared with factories.
This sensitivity contributes to what scientists call the "Uncanny Valley," a phenomenon where robots appear unsettling rather than lifelike.
From Science Daily
The “M3GAN” dolls were so lifelike, and the real sell wasn’t their eyes that draw you in, but the skin.
From Los Angeles Times
Tesla showed off its Optimus robot, which wiggled its lifelike fingers to the crowd.
Digital artists then worked alongside the scientists to create lifelike reconstructions that showed how the duckbill would have looked and moved as it walked across soft mud near the very end of the dinosaur age.
From Science Daily
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