Identikit vs likeness
likeness vs IdentikitIdentikit and likeness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identikit | Yes | No | No | No |
| likeness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
likeness is a hypernym of
Identikit; that is, likeness is a
word with a broader meaning than Identikit:
- Identikit: 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
- likeness: picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
Other hypernyms of Identikit include
semblance.
| Identikit (noun) | likeness (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 | picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing |
| similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things |
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