life·like

[lahyf-lahyk]
adjective
resembling or simulating real life: a lifelike portrait.

Origin:
1605–15; life + -like

life·like·ness, noun
un·life·like, adjective
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lifelike (ˈlaɪfˌlaɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
closely resembling or representing life
 
'lifelikeness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

lifelike
1610s, "likely to live," from life + like (adj.). Meaning "exactly like the living original" is from 1725.
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Example sentences
The new facility allows students to train in lifelike surroundings to better
  prepare them to transfer their skills to the field.
He found poker more lifelike, its tactics gratifyingly similar to those
  deployed by generals and presidents.
Since then, racing games have given us ever-more lifelike physics, graphics and
  artificial intelligence.
His career has steadily trended toward the development of more lifelike
  biomaterials.
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