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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.

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lifelikeness

n. Quality of being lifelike.

Usage examples of "lifelikeness".

The single scenes and pictures which Boswell has given us will all of them bear close scrutiny for their precision, their economy of means, their lifelikeness, their artistic effect.