Definitions for imitationˌɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
im•i•ta•tionˌɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən(n.)
a result or product of imitating.
the act of imitating.
a counterfeit; copy.
a literary composition that imitates the manner or subject of another author or work.
(in Aristotelian aesthetics) the representation of an object or an action as it ought to be. the representation of actuality in art or literature.
Category: Fine Arts, Philosphy
the repetition of a melodic phrase at a different pitch or key from the original or in a different voice part.
Category: Music and Dance
(adj.)designed to imitate a genuine or superior article or thing.
Origin of imitation:
1350–1400; ME < L
Princeton's WordNet
imitation(noun)
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
imitation(noun)
something copied or derived from an original
imitation(noun)
copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
caricature, imitation, impersonation(adj)
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated(adj)
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
"it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
imitation(noun)ˌɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən
the act of copying sb or sth, or an instance of this
Young children learn to talk through imitation.; He does a very good imitation of the President.
imitationˌɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən
sth copied from but not as good as sth else
His watch is a poor imitation of the original.
imitation(adjective)ˌɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən
fake, not real
an imitation watch/gun
Wiktionary
imitation(Noun)
The act of imitating.
imitation(Noun)
A copy.
Webster Dictionary
Imitation(noun)
the act of imitating
Imitation(noun)
that which is made or produced as a copy; that which is made to resemble something else, whether for laudable or for fraudulent purposes; likeness; resemblance
Imitation(noun)
one of the principal means of securing unity and consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition of essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on different degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other parts of voises. Cf. Canon
Imitation(noun)
the act of condition of imitating another species of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See Imitate, v. t., 3
The Roycroft Dictionary
imitation
The sincerest form of insult.
Translations for imitation
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- nabootsingAfrikaans
- تَقْليد، مُحاكاهArabic
- имитацияBulgarian
- imitaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- napodobováníCzech
- die NachahmungGerman
- efterabningDanish
- μίμησηGreek
- imitaciónSpanish
- matkimineEstonian
- تقلیدFarsi
- imitointiFinnish
- imitationFrench
- חִיקוּיHebrew
- नकली, अनुकरणHindi
- oponašanjeCroatian
- utánzásHungarian
- peniruanIndonesian
- eftirlíking; eftirhermurIcelandic
- imitazioneItalian
- 模倣Japanese
- 모방Korean
- pamėgdžiojimas, imitavimasLithuanian
- imitēšana, atdarināšanaLatvian
- peniruanMalay
- imitatieDutch
- etterlikning, herming, imitasjonNorwegian
- naśladownictwoPolish
- تقلیدPersian
- پيښې، تقليد، پيروى، ورته والى، كوټه والى، بدل شى، ماډل نمونهPashto
- imitaçãoPortuguese
- imitaţieRomanian
- подражаниеRussian
- napodobňovanieSlovak
- posnemanjeSlovenian
- imitacijaSerbian
- efterbildning, imitationSwedish
- การเลียนแบบThai
- taklit etme, taklitTurkish
- 模仿Chinese (Trad.)
- імітуванняUkrainian
- نقالیUrdu
- sự bắt chướcVietnamese
- 模仿Chinese (Simp.)
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