mime

Meaning

Noun

1. A form of acting without words; pantomime.
2. A pantomime actor.
3. A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.
4. A performer of such a farce.
5. A person who mimics others in a comical manner.
6. Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Chilasa or Papilio, that mimic other species in appearance.
7. A unit of imitation in the theory of symbiosism.

Verb

1. To mimic.
2. To act without words.
3. To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.

Synonyms

pantomime

mimic

mummer

dumb show

pantomimist

imitate

mimicry

pantomimer

mimer

clown

jester

comedian

ape

mock

mockery

monkey

🐒

pretense

sign

stooge

thespian

funny person

mime artist

pantomist

use mimicry

lip-sync

actor

buffoon

copy

dance

💃

emulate

facial expression

follow suit

harlequinade

imitation

impersonator

lip sync

act

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maɪm/

Etymology

Possibly from Middle English *mime, from Old English mīma (“a buffoon, jester, mime”), from Latin mimus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”), but more likely re-borrowed in modern times from French mime (“mimic actor”), from the same source.