mirror

Shows your face

A mirror is a surface that reflects light, typically glass coated with metal, allowing you to see yourself or what's behind you.

Mirrors appear in compounds: rearview mirror, mirror image, mirror ball.

To mirror something is to reflect or imitate it: Her expression mirrored his concern.

The architecture mirrors classical Greek temples.

furniture

vanity

Excessive pride in oneself

nightstand · boudoir · dressing table · console · hallway · entryway · bathroom · bedroom · closet · cabinet

reflection

gleam

Faint reflected light

  • shineEmit or reflect light
  • glintBrief bright reflection
  • glistenShine with reflected light

shimmer · luster · sheen · sparkle · gloss · radiance · specular · dazzle · glare · clarity

metaphor

truth

Accordance with reality

reality · self-examination · introspection · revelation · transparency · insight · self-knowledge · window · inner · conscience

object

glass

Transparent solid from sand

antique · convex · concave · handheld · decorative · ornate · polished · beveled · gilded · oval

vanity

narcissism

Excessive admiration of oneself

primping · selfie · beauty · appearance · self-regard · conceit · egotism · self-absorption · Narcissus · gazing

duplicate

twin

One of matched pair

  • duplicateExact replica of original
  • copyIdentical reproduction made
  • replicaFaithful scaled reproduction

echo · match · counterpart · clone · reproduction · facsimile · doppelganger · carbon copy · double · likeness

illusion

deception

Intentional misleading of others

sleight · trick · apparition · phantasm · optical illusion

breakage

shatter

Fragment violently, suddenly

  • crackNarrow break or attempt
  • smashBreak violently apart
  • shardsBroken fragments of brittle material

splinter · fracture · fragmentation · pieces · broken · seven years · bad luck · superstition · cracks · webbing

Categories
Opposites
light behavior

mirrorwindow

Glass-fitted wall opening

lens · absorber · black hole · matte surface · transparent glass

image fidelity

mirrorfunhouse mirror

Curved reflective panel distorting appearances

caricature · abstraction · blur · filter · prism

self vs. other perception

mirrorwindow

Glass-fitted wall opening

telescope · window on the world · microscope · binoculars · periscope

Phrases
Family

mirrors, mirrored, mirroring, mirrorlike, mirror image, mirror images, mirrorless, mirror ball, unmirrored

Familiarity
Top 1,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G