identikit
/aɪˈdɛntɪkɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A picture of a person, reconstructed from strips showing facial features selected to match witnesses' descriptions; used by the police to construct a likeness of a person sought for a crime.
adj
Indistinguishable from each other; mass-produced or mass marketed.
British usage; Derogatory; Informal
Example Sentences
- "These identikit destinations have been developed through the activities of multinational tourism organizations."
- "These identikit productions do not require specific performers to bring a new interpretation but require the repetition of the successful event for the paying audience."
- "She guesses it is only a few years old; one of seven identikit mock-Tudor mansions built on a recent cul-de-sac development just outside Chichester."
- "Bellingham is the identikit modern midfield player and the manner in which he combined with Foden for England's second goal, completed by a rousing finish from Kane, was a glimpse into a golden future."
- "The Rue Sainte-Catherine in Bordeaux […] mixes international brands, uniquely French names and small independents in a soft-stone 18th-century backdrop that draws both local residents and visiting tourists—no one wants an identikit high street you can find back home."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /aɪˈdɛntɪkɪt/
Usage
- British usage
- Derogatory
- Informal
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.