IDENTIKIT

Identikit, Identikit picture

(noun) a likeness of a person’s face constructed from descriptions given to police; uses a set of transparencies of various facial features that can be combined to build up a picture of the person sought

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

identikit (plural identikits)

A picture of a person, reconstructed from strips showing facial features selected to match witnesses' descriptions; used by the police to build a likeness of a person sought for a crime.

A composite sketch generated by a sketch artist, software, or a box of facial features on transparent foils that police officers and other public service professionals use to create a likeness of a person from a witness description.

Synonyms

• photofit

Adjective

identikit (not comparable) (UK)

(informal, chiefly, derogatory) Indistinguishable from each other; mass-produced or mass-marketed.

Synonyms

• cookie-cutter

Source: Wiktionary



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