mimetic

[ mi-met-ik, mahy- ]

/ mɪˈmɛt ɪk, maɪ- /

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adjective

characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry: mimetic gestures.

mimic or make-believe.

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Origin of mimetic

1625–35; <Greek mīmētikós imitative, equivalent to mīmē- (see mimesis) + -tikos-tic

OTHER WORDS FROM mimetic

mi·met·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·mi·met·ic, adjectivenon·mi·met·i·cal·ly, adverbun·mi·met·ic, adjective

un·mi·met·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby mimetic

mimbar, mime, mimeo, mimeograph, mimesis, mimetic, mimetism, mimetite, Mimi, mimic, mimical

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How to use mimetic in a sentence

You can find a mimetic for things that sort of look like exercise, but I don’t think you’re going to find the big-picture drug or compound that can do the 10 or 15 main things that exercise does for people.
The Zero-Minute Workout (Ep. 383 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 2, 2020|Freakonomics
So does Meditations in Green, but its incoherence feels purposeful, mimetic.
American Dreams, 1983: Meditations in Green by Stephen Wright|Nathaniel Rich|September 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If, however, he was not in a playing mood, he was often asked to give some of his wonderful mimetic imitations.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
The fact seems to be that ancient and modern Italy possessed the same mimetic faculty and used it in the same fashion.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi

In a powerfully mimetic race like the Italians, the rudiments out of which it was constructed were, as we shall see, indigenous.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi
In the drama, whose origin was the mimetic dance, the rle of women was taken by men.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt
These now gained the upper hand, and finally formed independent mimetic comedies.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt

British Dictionary definitions for mimetic

mimetic

/ (mɪˈmɛtɪk) /

adjective

of, resembling, or relating to mimesis or imitation, as in art, etc

biology of or exhibiting mimicry

Derived forms of mimetic

mimetically, adverb

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mimetic

[ mĭ-mĕt′ĭk, mī- ]

adj.

Of or exhibiting mimicry.

Of or relating to mimesis.

Other words from mimetic

mi•met′i•cal•ly adv.

mimetic

Origin of mimetic

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