mimetic
characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry: mimetic gestures.
mimic or make-believe.
Origin of mimetic
1Other words from mimetic
- mi·met·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·mi·met·ic, adjective
- non·mi·met·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·mi·met·ic, adjective
- un·mi·met·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby mimetic
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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.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTIf, 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 NiecksThe 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 GozziIn 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 WundtThese now gained the upper hand, and finally formed independent mimetic comedies.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm Wundt
British Dictionary definitions for mimetic
/ (mɪˈmɛtɪk) /
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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