variants or life-sized
: of natural size : of the size of the original
a life-size statue

Examples of life-size in a Sentence

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What was interesting was seeing all the chogokin releases for the various life-size Gundams, from the Walking Gundam to the Freedom Gundam and Nu Gundam. Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 These include Chinese artist Dai Ying's life-size Temple II, live on-site studios for artists from Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area and a six-day series of lecture-performance art by both international and regional artists. Kissa Castaneda, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 Wedding pictures show his wife holding a life-size cardboard cutout of the astronaut. Jacob Posner, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2025 Now there are far fewer life-size rodent musicians and more jumbotrons, a digital dance floor and other displays for digital media that can be refreshed continuously. Savannah Sellers, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for life-size

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of life-size was in 1813

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“Life-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-size. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

life-size

adjective
ˈlīf-ˈsīz
variants or life-sized
-ˈsīzd
: of natural size : having the same size as the original
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