identikit

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/aɪˈdɛntɪkɪt/ (UK)
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/aɪˈdɛntɪkɪt/ (UK) · /aɪˈdɛntəkɪt/

Definition of identikit

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.
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noun

  1. 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

  1. (UK, derogatory, informal, not-comparable)Indistinguishable from each other; mass-produced or mass marketed.
    “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.”

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Etymology

Blend of identification + kit, originally a trademark.

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