identikit

noun ee-den-TEE-keet Rare

Origin: From English 'Identikit', a trademarked system for creating facial composites.

Also means

composite sketch

Usage Note

Identikit is an invariable masculine noun (l'identikit, gli identikit) used both for the composite image produced to identify a suspect and, figuratively, for any profile or set of defining characteristics: l'identikit del candidato ideale (the profile of the ideal candidate). The invariable plural is a reliable indicator that this is a foreign loanword.

Examples

"La polizia ha diffuso l'identikit del sospettato."

Natural Translation

The police released the composite sketch of the suspect.

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