mimic

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
2. (transitive) To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.

Noun

1. A person who practices mimicry; especially:
2. A person who practices mimicry; especially:
3. An entity that mimics another entity, such as a disease that resembles another disease in its signs and symptoms; see the great imitator.
4. An imitation.
5. A fictional monster able to disguise itself as an inanimate object, commonly a treasure chest, often with the intent of luring adventurers into a trap.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.
2. (not-comparable) Mock, pretended.
3. (not-comparable) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.

Sinonieme

imitate

copy

ape

🐒

mock

mime

emulate

imitation

imitator

impersonate

simulate

take off

fake

mimetic

mimicker

tease

parody

monkey

🐒

echo

mimicry

pantomimist

parrot

🦜

imitative

copycat

impersonator

impressionist

counterfeit

caricature

deride

duplicate

mummery

plagiarise

play-acting

poser

pretender

replicate

reproduce

simulation

sounds

travesty

visual

become black

liken to

following the example

pantomist

imiate

audio visual

direct-viewing

act

bard

buffoon

Vertalings

nachahmen

imitare

nabootsen

imitar

imiter

imitar

copier

imiteren

imitieren

copiar

kopiëren

reproduire

mimer

singer

🐒

imitar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmɪm.ɪk/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime.