Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lookbook

/ˈlʊkbʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: look-book
IPA: /ˈlʊkbʊk/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such as fashion designers, industry figures, brands and retail stores.

Colloquial

noun

A contiguous showcase of still images of a fashion designer or fashion brand’s collection.

Colloquial

noun

A showcase of photographs etc. describing how a film should look.

verb

To locate fashion-related information by means of a directory.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"A new line called Suno replicated the staging of Mr. Sidibé’s photographs for its lookbook, right down to the checkerboard marble floor."
"Mainly useful for feature films, the look book helps define the look in terms of the cinematography and design that you hope to achieve. It can contain stills from other films or photos as a visual reference […]"
"She lookbooked little black dresses in order to locate the one she wanted."

Etymology

From look + book.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlʊkbʊk/
British English: /ˈlʊkbʊk/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

lookbooks (plural) look book (alternative) lookbooks (present, singular) lookbooking (participle, present) lookbooked (participle, past) lookbooked (past)

Rhymes With

cookbook

Questions

How do you pronounce lookbook?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlʊkbʊk/.
What does lookbook mean?: A comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such as fashion designers, industry figures, brands and retail stores.
Where does lookbook come from?: From look + book.

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