noun
double
A person or thing closely resembling another.
With that haircut, you look like your brother's double.
Etymology
The Latin source means twofold. A double supplies a second closely matching instance, as though one person or thing had been duplicated.
More examples
- The actor poses beside his double for a photo.
- This antique chair is an almost exact double of ours.
- People often mistake the two cousins for each other's doubles.
Forms
double · doubles
Similar words
- look-alike
- Emphasizes similar appearance without suggesting any shared role or identity.
- doppelganger
- Usually describes an unrelated person with an uncannily similar appearance.
- replica
- Describes a deliberately made copy rather than a chance resemblance.