life-size
- adjective
- /ˈlaɪf saɪz/
- The museum displayed a life-size replica of the famous dinosaur skeleton for visitors to admire.
- life-size figure
- life-size statue
- life-size sculpture
I went, Oh my God, I went to life-size monopoly in London.
- I went, Oh my God, I went to life-size monopoly in London.
- So this is roughly life-size for an adult human brain.
- They sell all sorts of Patriot clothing and Trump life-size standups.
Examples
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All around us were life-size bronze sculptures of men lost in prayer.
Fiction book (2002) -
When I was a little girl for Christmas, I was given a life-size Barbie.
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Now, for real, this is a life-size photo.
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So this is roughly life-size for an adult human brain.
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Black Sam revealed a life-size wax figure at the late great news.
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OK, that's an actual life-size picture of him by the way.
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It's a full-length, life-size figure.
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There's a life-size bronze statue of you standing out there somewhere.
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And to promote Seinfeld Netflix, they built a life-size version of that Lego set.
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The painting presents us with a life-size female figure that fills the canvas almost completely and dominates its space.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
The same size as the real person or thing it shows
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Life-size is made of two simple parts: life ('real life') and size ('how big'). So a life-size model is the same size as the real thing.