Dictionary

lookalike en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlʊkəlaɪk/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From look + alike. See also look alike.

Meanings

1. Someone who, or something which, physically resembles (looks like) another. ▸ A doppelganger, impersonator, imposter, or body double.
   • 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. 2023 July 17, “A Queen Lookalike Fled Thailand of Lese-Majeste”, in 112 Watch:
   • The cousins were such close lookalikes they could impersonate each other, and sometimes did.
2. (Canada, US) Someone who, or something which, physically resembles (looks like) another. ▸ Something that looks very similar to or the same as the genuine article.
   • 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. 2007 08, Alan Rolnick, Landmark Status, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 116:
   • [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. 2019 May 7, Editors of Portable Press, Strange Hollywood: Amazing and Intriguing Stories From Tinseltown and Beyond, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
   • Among competing products, a generic substitute is one thing, whereas a deceptive lookalike is another.

Forms

Coordinates

soundalike · soundalike

Deriveds

bookalike

Translations (61)

fa همشکل (person physically resembling another person) · ja 物真似 (person physically resembling another person) · ro sosie (person physically resembling another person) · hu hasonmás (person physically resembling another person) · tl kamukha (person physically resembling another person) · ja 瓜二つ (person physically resembling another person) · es sosia (person physically resembling another person) · da dobbeltgænger (person physically resembling another person) · mk двојничка (person physically resembling another person) · de Doppelgänger (person physically resembling another person) · ka მსგავსი (person physically resembling another person) · sl dvojnik (person physically resembling another person) · uk двійни́к (person physically resembling another person) · bcl kapandok (person physically resembling another person) · ar شَبِيه (person physically resembling another person) · nl dubbelganger (person physically resembling another person) · cs dvojník (person physically resembling another person) · fr sosie (person physically resembling another person) · sv dubbelgångare (person physically resembling another person) · fi kaksoisolento (person physically resembling another person) · tr aynısının tıpkısı (person physically resembling another person) · id yang mirip (person physically resembling another person) · ru двойни́к (person physically resembling another person) · uk двійни́ця (person physically resembling another person) · fi näköinen (person physically resembling another person) · cs dvojníčka (person physically resembling another person) · bg дво́йница (person physically resembling another person) · sh dvȏjnica (person physically resembling another person) · ru двойни́ца (person physically resembling another person) · sl dvojnica (person physically resembling another person) · sk dvojníčka (person physically resembling another person) · tr eş be eş (person physically resembling another person) · bcl kalalawgon (Naga) (person physically resembling another person) · bg дво́йничка (person physically resembling another person) · is tvífari (person physically resembling another person) · pl sobowtór (person physically resembling another person) · gl sosia (person physically resembling another person) · el σωσίας (person physically resembling another person) · hy կրկնակ (person physically resembling another person) · de Doppelgängerin (person physically resembling another person) · sh дво̑јнӣк (person physically resembling another person) · cmn 撞臉 /撞脸 (person physically resembling another person) · sh дво̑јница (person physically resembling another person) · be двайні́к (person physically resembling another person) · eo duoblulo (person physically resembling another person) · mk двојник (person physically resembling another person) · es sosias (person physically resembling another person) · sq esh (person physically resembling another person) · pa ਹਮਸ਼ਕਲ (person physically resembling another person) · es parecido (person physically resembling another person) · be двайні́ца (person physically resembling another person) · pt sósia (person physically resembling another person) · ur ہمشکل (person physically resembling another person) · nb dobbeltgjenger (person physically resembling another person) · it sosia (person physically resembling another person) · hi हमशक्ल (person physically resembling another person) · bg дво́йник (person physically resembling another person) · ca sòsia (person physically resembling another person) · tr tıpatıpı (person physically resembling another person) · sk dvojník (person physically resembling another person) · sh dvȏjnīk (person physically resembling another person)