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Meaning of "lookalike" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOOKALIKE

lookalike  [ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOOKALIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lookalike is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOOKALIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lookalike

Look-alike

Elvis Kjell Elvis, one of the better-known Elvis look-alikes in Europe The real Elvis, 1970 A look-alike is a person who closely resembles another person. In popular Western culture, a look-alike is a person who bears a close physical resemblance to a celebrity, politician or member of royalty. Many look-alikes earn a living by making guest appearances at public events or performing on television or film, playing the person they resemble. A large variety of celebrity look-alike images can be found throughout the web, including images placed by professional agencies that offer their services. Look-alikes have also figured prominently at least since the 19th century in literature, and in the 20th and 21st centuries in film.

Definition of lookalike in the English dictionary

The definition of lookalike in the dictionary is a person, esp a celebrity, or thing that is the double of another.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOOKALIKE


crater-like
ˈkreɪtəˌlaɪk
cylinder-like
ˈsɪlɪndəˌlaɪk
daughter-like
ˈdɔːtəˌlaɪk
feather-like
ˈfeðəˌlaɪk
fingerlike
ˈfɪŋɡəˌlaɪk
hairlike
ˈhɛəˌlaɪk
hammer-like
ˈhæməˌlaɪk
leatherlike
ˈlɛðəˌlaɪk
mirror-like
ˈmɪrəˌlaɪk
pizza-like
ˈpiːtsəˌlaɪk
rubberlike
ˈrʌbəˌlaɪk
soundalike
ˈsaʊndəˌlaɪk
sugar-like
ˈʃʊɡəˌlaɪk
summer-like
ˈsʌməˌlaɪk
tiger-like
ˈtaɪɡəˌlaɪk
tumor-like
ˈtjuːməˌlaɪk
umbrella-like
ʌmˈbrɛləˌlaɪk
villa-like
ˈvɪləˌlaɪk
water-like
ˈwɔːtəˌlaɪk
winter-like
ˈwɪntəˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOOKALIKE

look sharp
look sick
look someone in the eye
look someone in the face
look through
look to one´s laurels
look up
look-in
look-see
look-up
lookdown
looked-after
looked-for
looker
looker-on
lookie-likie
looking glass
looking-glass
lookism
lookist

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOOKALIKE

alike
childlike
dislike
feel like
homelike
human-like
ladylike
lick-alike
lifelike
like
like-for-like
novalike
pealike
sunlike
tealike
the like
there´s nothing like
unalike
unlike
wandlike

Synonyms and antonyms of lookalike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LOOKALIKE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lookalike» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lookalike

Translation of «lookalike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOOKALIKE

Find out the translation of lookalike to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lookalike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lookalike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

外形相似
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lookalike
570 millions of speakers

English

lookalike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हमशक्ल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يشبهه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

двойник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sósia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দেখতে একই রকম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sosie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kelihatan sama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Doppelgänger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

そっくり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

닮은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lookalike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lookalike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lookalike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

च्या सारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lookalike
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lookalike
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sobowtór
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

двійник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lookalike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρόμοιων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lookalike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dubbelgångare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lookalike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lookalike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOKALIKE»

The term «lookalike» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.170 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOKALIKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lookalike» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lookalike» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lookalike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOOKALIKE»

Discover the use of lookalike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lookalike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The case of the lost lookalike
While spending part of the summer at picturesque Magic Lake, twelve-year-old Flee Jay and her competitive bright younger sister become involved with a hermit, vandalism, and a forty-year-old mystery concerning a kidnapped child.
Carol J. Farley, Tom Newsom, 1988
2
Modern Intellectual Property Law
A practice that caused much discomfort to brand owners is that of the sale of ' lookalike' products. It was particularly evident in the supermarket own brand imitations of well- known products, such as breakfast cereal, coffee and biscuits.
Catherine Colston, Jonathan Galloway, 2010
3
Second-Class Male: Letters from Britain's Top Richard ...
A witty and joyously surreal collection from an extraordinary new voice, the book includes replies from Alan Bennett, Sir David Attenborough, John Prescott, the British Flute Society, some nuns, and a terse email from Su Pollard's assistant ...
Stan Madeley, 2011
4
Look-Alike Love
... walking beside the river. Alone with him, free of this nonsensical charade he was having her play. Cleo shook the LOOKALIKE LOVE 115 A Man for Always # 115 Make-Believe Bride # 192 Window to Happiness #262 Lookalike Love #431.
Nancy John, 1986
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Principles of Intellectual Property Law
A recent practice that has caused much discomfort to brand owners is that of the sale of 'lookalike' products. It is particularly evident in the supermarket own brand imitations of well known products, such as breakfast cereal and biscuits.
Catherine Colston, 1999
6
Melody and the Lookalike Locket
In the Land of Doubles, Melody takes the lead as the Faraway fairies search for the magical Gemini Locket, but when she comes face to face with her twin, Mel, things go amok until the troll, Tallie, helps them influence his twin, Talon, in ...
Elise Allen, 2009
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Retail Management
LOOKALIKE OWN BRANDS Copycat own-brand products are increasingly common on supermarket shelves these days and are perceived as a major threat by owners of leading brands. What is of particular concern to the brand-owners is that ...
S.C. Bhatia, 2008
8
All the Power in the World
Next, consider a lookalike object that, upon having just such buttons just so sequentially pressed, also displays [12]. But, unlike your machine, this lookalike device displays [12], and only [12], no matter which sequence of (four or more) buttons ...
Peter Unger Professor of Philosophy New York University, 2005
9
Facebook Marketing from A to Z: How to win at Facebook ...
How useful are Facebook Lookalike Audiences? Althought Custom Audiences is a very powerful tool which allows us to target at right audience, you will have to encounter some difficulties when Facebook Ads run out of target audience lists ...
Trung Đức
10
Fast Money: Boost Your Earnings
Work. as. a. lookalike. '. $. : {U18}. If you're always getting told that you look like someone famous, there are actually agencies that will get you work at parties and events impersonating the celebrity. It can be a very competitive industry though, ...
Kylie Ofiu, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOOKALIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lookalike is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Lookalikes' Brings Reality TV Mockumentary To A Celebrity …
And we're off... to Lookalikes, Channel 4's show debuting tonight and following the antics at Eastbourne's premier celebrity lookalike agency, ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
2
Fag in hand... Emma Thompson's a Dot Cotton lookalike - Daily Mail
Emma's a Dot Cotton lookalike: Actress spends more than three hours a day in make-up to be transformed into 77-year-old prostitute for her ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Is A Jordan Spieth Lookalike The Golf World's Best Chance At …
Is a Jordan Spieth lookalike the golf world's best chance at taking down Jordan Spieth at St. Andrews? By Alex Myers. ST. ANDREWS, Scotland ... «GolfDigest.com, Jul 15»
4
"I paid my way through uni working as a Taylor Swift lookalike
"I couldn't believe it when they told me I could earn up to £200 an hour working as a lookalike – it was absolutely amazing, because I really ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Gary Lineker on boys' night out with lookalike sons George, Tobias …
He's more often than not spotted on the arm of his stunning wife Danielle, but Gary Lineker stepped out for a long overdue boys' night out with ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Actor Shafi's Lookalike Creates Havoc At Pushkaralu
In one such funny coincidence this afternoon, a lookalike of actor Shafi created a minor chaos at a VIP ghat in Rajahmundry. On noticing him ... «Gulte, Jul 15»
7
Prince William and his Kate Middleton lookalike doctor fly to the …
Prince William has completed his first successful flying rescue with the air ambulance - accompanied by his glamorous Kate lookalike doctor ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Unwitting Shropshire lookalike has something to Crowe about
It's something most of us can only dream of – living the luxury life of an international film star. Left: Star for a day – Mark Bickerton. Right: The ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
9
Matt Bellamy with Kate Hudson lookalike girlfriend Elle Evans in St …
Stunning Elle Evans, a US model and actress, did nothing to escape comparison's with Matt's former fiance Kate Hudson, 36, as she cut a ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
Salman Khan lookalike fulfils dream in film epic mirroring real life
Refugee Najeem Khan with Salman Khan on the set of "Bajrangi Bhaijaan". The film is to have the widest release of the year, so far on the ... «UNHCR, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Lookalike [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lookalike>. May 2024 ».
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