English to English
imitative
('/I/m/I/,t/eI/t/I/v
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adjective (a)
- marked by or given to imitation(adj.all)Example:
Acting is an imitative art.
Man is an imitative being.
source: wordnet30 - (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound(adj.all)Example:
Onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises.
source: wordnet30 - not genuine; imitating something superior(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as, man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance.(noun)source: webster1913
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