1. the quality of appearing real or true to life

Examples

• The portrait’s lifelikeness amazed everyone who saw it.
• The sculptor was praised for the lifelikeness of his marble figures.
• The movie’s special effects lacked lifelikeness and looked fake.
• She admired the lifelikeness of the wax museum displays.
• The artist spent years perfecting the lifelikeness of his paintings.
• The robot’s lifelikeness made visitors uncomfortable.