lookalike
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From look + alike. See also look alike.
Base: look
Inflected forms:
form: lookalikes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: look-alike
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: look-a-like
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Someone who, or something which, physically resembles (looks like) another.
pos: noun
examples: The cousins were such close lookalikes they could impersonate each other, and sometimes did.
A Queen Lookalike Fled Thailand of Lese-Majeste […] Mum Dew has been accused of trying to dress like the Queen Mother, Sirikit, wife of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
gloss: Someone who, or something which, physically resembles (looks like) another.
pos: noun
tags: Canada
US
examples: Among competing products, a generic substitute is one thing, whereas a deceptive lookalike is another.
Only a lookalike, not a real hearse, it had just enough room in the trunk for one coffin. The other one would have to sit on the back seat. Pierre got a green canvas tarp and laid it out on the seat. Rico stood by, watching anxiously.
[The car] used by Ferris and his friends in the 1986 movie was not a real Ferrari. The Italian automaker made fewer than 100 250GTs, which cost $350,000 each. The studio saved money by putting a lookalike fiberglass shell on an MG.
Translations:
lang: Albanian
word: esh
lang: Arabic
word: شَبِيه
roman: šabīh
lang: Armenian
word: կրկնակ
roman: krknak
lang: Belarusian
word: двайні́к
roman: dvajník
lang: Belarusian
word: двайні́ца
roman: dvajníca
lang: Central Bikol
word: kalalawgon (Naga)
lang: Central Bikol
word: kapandok
lang: Bulgarian
word: дво́йник
roman: dvójnik
lang: Bulgarian
word: дво́йничка
roman: dvójnička
lang: Bulgarian
word: дво́йница
roman: dvójnica
lang: Catalan
word: sòsia
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 撞臉 /撞脸
roman: zhuàngliǎn
lang: Czech
word: dvojník
lang: Czech
word: dvojníčka
lang: Danish
word: dobbeltgænger
lang: Dutch
word: dubbelganger
lang: Esperanto
word: duoblulo
lang: Finnish
word: kaksoisolento
lang: Finnish
word: näköinen
lang: French
word: sosie
lang: Galician
word: sosia
lang: Georgian
word: მსგავსი
roman: msgavsi
lang: German
word: Doppelgänger
lang: German
word: Doppelgängerin
lang: Greek
word: σωσίας
roman: sosías
lang: Hindi
word: हमशक्ल
roman: hamśakla
lang: Hungarian
word: hasonmás
lang: Icelandic
word: tvífari
lang: Indonesian
word: yang mirip
lang: Italian
word: sosia
lang: Japanese
word: 物真似
roman: monomane
lang: Japanese
word: 瓜二つ
roman: urifutatsu
lang: Macedonian
word: двојник
roman: dvojnik
lang: Macedonian
word: двојничка
roman: dvojnička
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: dobbeltgjenger
lang: Persian
word: همشکل
roman: hamšakl
lang: Polish
word: sobowtór
lang: Portuguese
word: sósia
lang: Punjabi
word: ਹਮਸ਼ਕਲ
roman: hamśakal
lang: Romanian
word: sosie
lang: Russian
word: двойни́к
roman: dvojník
lang: Russian
word: двойни́ца
roman: dvojníca
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: дво̑јнӣк
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: дво̑јница
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: dvȏjnīk
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: dvȏjnica
lang: Slovak
word: dvojník
lang: Slovak
word: dvojníčka
lang: Slovene
word: dvojnik
lang: Slovene
word: dvojnica
lang: Spanish
word: sosias
lang: Spanish
word: sosia
lang: Spanish
word: parecido
lang: Swedish
word: dubbelgångare
lang: Tagalog
word: kamukha
lang: Turkish
word: tıpatıpı
lang: Turkish
word: eş be eş
lang: Turkish
word: aynısının tıpkısı
lang: Ukrainian
word: двійни́к
roman: dvijnýk
lang: Ukrainian
word: двійни́ця
roman: dvijnýcja
lang: Urdu
word: ہمشکل
roman: hamśakl