imitative

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imitative
adj. mimicking, copying, tending to imitate; of or pertaining to imitation; counterfeit; made to look like something or someone

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imitative

Adjective
1. marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being"
(antonym) nonimitative
(similar) apish, apelike
2. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
(synonym) echoic, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic
3. not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
(synonym) counterfeit
(similar) assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham
(see-also) artificial, unreal


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imitatif
adj. imitative, mimicking, copying

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imitativo
adj. imitative, mimic, copying, simulated

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Imitative
(n.)
A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance.
  
 
(a.)
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.
  
 
(a.)
Formed after a model, pattern, or original.
  
 
(a.)
Designed to imitate another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object, for some useful purpose, such as protection from enemies; having resamblance to something else; as, imitative colors; imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of minerals are imitative.
  

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