life-size

or life-sized

[ lahyf-sahyz ]

adjective

1. of the natural size of an object, person, etc., in life; of the actual size of a living original:

   a life-size statue.

life-size

adjective

1. representing actual size

Word History and Origins

Origin of life-size¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

England captain Harry Kane says he is "really impressed" with a life-size statue of himself that has been unveiled near his childhood football club in north London.

From BBC

The gift shop features a life-size cutout of an elderly Im.

From Los Angeles Times

In Suffolk, a cascade of thousands of knitted and crocheted poppies has become a village centrepiece, while members of Roses of Ryedale Women’s Institute in North Yorkshire have created a life-size model of a soldier, decorated with knitted poppies, to mark Remembrance Sunday 2024.

From BBC

A life-size game of Operation.

From Los Angeles Times

It is stacked floor to ceiling with Ohtani-related items that Kanno has spent 11 years and close to $100,000 acquiring, including signed baseballs, dozens of bobbleheads and figurines, jerseys, hats, cleats, batting gloves and a life-size cutout of Ohtani in his Dodgers uniform.

From Los Angeles Times