 imitative |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] marked by or given to imitation | |
| Examples: | "acting is an imitative art" "man is an imitative being" |
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| Related terms: | nonimitative parrotlike mimetic simulated mimic apish | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound | |
| Synonyms: | onomatopoeic onomatopoeical onomatopoetic echoic | |
| Examples: | "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises" "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer |
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| Related terms: | nonechoic | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not genuine; imitating something superior | |
| Synonyms: | counterfeit | |
| Examples: | "counterfeit emotion" "counterfeit money" "counterfeit works of art" "a counterfeit prince" |
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| Related terms: | genuine pseudo bogus assumed mock inauthentic pinchbeck bad base synthetic ostensible false artificial unreal insincere | |
| Similar spelling: |
imitate imitation imitator |
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