- lifelikeness
- noun see lifelike
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
lifelikeness
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lifelikeness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being lifelike lifelikeness of expression * * * lifeˈlikeness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑life … Useful english dictionary
Lifelikeness — Lifelike Life like (l[imac]f l[imac]k ), a. [Cf. {Lively}.] Like a living being; resembling life; giving an accurate representation; as, a lifelike portrait. {Life like ness}, n. Poe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lifelikeness — See lifelike. * * * … Universalium
lifelikeness — n. resemblance to life, resemblance to reality or something real … English contemporary dictionary
lifelikeness — life·like·ness … English syllables
lifelike — lifelikeness, n. /luyf luyk /, adj. resembling or simulating real life: a lifelike portrait. [1605 15; LIFE + LIKE] * * * … Universalium
lifelike — adjective Date: 14th century accurately representing or imitating real life < a lifelike portrait > • lifelikeness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
third dimension — noun Date: 1846 1. thickness, depth; also a dimension that adds the effect of solidity to a two dimensional system 2. a quality that confers reality or lifelikeness < night sounds that stick in the mind and give a third dimension to the memory… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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