mimesis

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
2. (countable, uncountable) Mimicry.
3. (countable, uncountable) The appearance of symptoms of a disease not actually present.
4. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The rhetorical pedagogy of imitation.
5. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The imitation of another's gestures, pronunciation, or utterance.

Conceptes

mimesi

Sinònims

imitation

mimicry

simulation

mimic

mock

simulate

simulating

stylisation

stylization

mimetic word

onomatopoeic word

analog

psychomimes

analogue

emulation

Traduccions

Mimikry

mimetismo

Mimesis

mimetismo

mímesis

benzeme

benzetme

taklit

mimétisme

scimmiottatura

scimmiottamento

mimicry

mimesis

تقليد

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/mɪˈmiːsɪs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις (mī́mēsis), from μιμεῖσθαι (mimeîsthai, “to imitate”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “a mime”).