mimetic

[mi-met-ik, mahy-]

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adjective

characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry: mimetic gestures.
mimic or make-believe.

Origin of mimetic

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

Related formsmi·met·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·mi·met·ic, adjectivenon·mi·met·i·cal·ly, adverbun·mi·met·ic, adjectiveun·mi·met·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Related Words for mimetic

imitative, onomatopoetic, counterfeit, onomatopoeic, echoic, apish, mimic, simulated, copied, duplicated, mimetic, simulative, parrot, mimicking, artful, copycat, deceptive, derivative, following, forged

Examples from the Web for mimetic

Contemporary Examples of mimetic

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

Historical Examples of mimetic

Perhaps the germs of mimetic art may be looked for in this dance.
Museum of Antiquity
L. W. Yaggy
In cases where mimetic resemblances are involved we have no examples of the sort.
Mimicry in Butterflies
Reginald Crundall Punnett
But of his histrionic and mimetic powers I shall have something to say later on.
Wagner as I Knew Him
Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger
Mimetic Colouration, or the resemblance of one animal to another.
Colouration in Animals and Plants
Alfred Tylor
Of these were mimetic dances, representing mythological scenes.
The Historical Child
Oscar Chrisman

British Dictionary definitions for mimetic

mimetic

adjective

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

Derived Formsmimetically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for mimetic

adj.

1630s, "having an aptitude for mimicry," from Greek mimetikos "imitative, good at imitating," from mimetos, verbal adjective of mimeisthai "to imitate." Originally of persons, attested of animals or plants from 1851. Related: Mimetical (1610s); mimetically.

mimetic in Medicine

mimetic

[mĭ-mĕt′ĭk, mī-]

adj.

Of or exhibiting mimicry.
Of or relating to mimesis.

Related formsmi•met′i•cal•ly adv.