mimic

(Anglais)

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.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɪm.ɪk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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

Concepts

imiter

copier

singer

🐒

imitateur

mimer

reproduire

mimique

mime

parodier

imitation

contrefaire

suivre l’exemple de

imitatrice

Synonymes

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

Traductions

nachahmen

imitare

nabootsen

imitar

imitar

copiar

imiteren

imitieren

taklit etmek

copiar

kopiëren

imitar

nachbilden

copiare

copiar