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life-size

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

The same size as the real thing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: especially pictures; statues; especially pictures; statues

Examples

  • Many consider the life-size painting of King Peter to be one of the artist's best works.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

being of the same size as an original

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a life-size sculpture

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lifesize, life-sized, full-size

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From life + size.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: de mida natural — the same size as the real thing
  • French: grandeur nature — the same size as the real thing
  • Galician: tamaño natural — the same size as the real thing
  • German: lebensgroß — the same size as the real thing
  • Hungarian: életnagyságú — the same size as the real thing
  • Italian: a grandezza naturale — the same size as the real thing
  • Polish: naturalnej wielkości — the same size as the real thing
  • Spanish: tamaño natural — the same size as the real thing
  • Swedish: i naturlig storlek — the same size as the real thing