Definitions for imitative

Definitions for (adj) imitative

Main entry: imitative, counterfeit

Definition: not genuine; imitating something superior

Usage: counterfeit emotion; counterfeit money; counterfeit works of art; a counterfeit prince


Main entry: imitative

Definition: marked by or given to imitation

Usage: acting is an imitative art; man is an imitative being


Main entry: onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic, imitative, echoic

Definition: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound

Usage: onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises; it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term- Harry Hoijer


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