mimesis

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

mimicry

Synoniemen

imitation

mimicry

simulation

mimic

mock

simulate

simulating

stylisation

stylization

mimetic word

onomatopoeic word

analog

psychomimes

analogue

emulation

Vertalingen

mimesi

Mimikry

mimétisme

Mimesis

mimetismo

mímesis

benzeme

benzetme

taklit

mimetismo

scimmiottamento

mimesis

تقليد

taklitçilik

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/mɪˈmiːsɪs/

Etymologie (Engels)

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