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Definition of "identikit" [identikit]

  • 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 (noun)
  • A general description for 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. (noun)
  • Indistinguishable from each other. (adjective)

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Use "identikit" in a sentence
  • "I thought I had become fairly politically correct, but there clearly remain a few loose ends for me to tie up before I become a fully-fledged 'identikit' parliamentary candidate."
  • ""Please take into consideration the swelling, look deeply at the photo and also look at the identikit which is sculptured from facial bone structure.""
  • "Writer Rachel Trezise, who is from Cwmparc, said it was one of the few places of character in today's "identikit" Cardiff."