Dictionary

imitation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• [ɪmɪˈtʰeɪ̯ʃən]
• /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English imitacioun, from Middle French imitacion, from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of imitating.
   • in imitation of
   • a realistic imitation
   • a pale imitation
2. (attributive, countable, uncountable) A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing.
   • imitation leather

Forms

Antonyms

non-imitation · creation (antonym(s) of “act of imitating”)

Deriveds

imitation game · overimitation · imitational · counterimitation · imitationist · imitation lace · imitation crab · imitationism · non-imitation · autoimitation · imitation is the sincerest form of flattery · imitation vanilla · self-imitation

Hyponyms

mimeography · impersonation · personation · impersonification · transcription · forgery · simulation · plagiarism

Synonyms

replication · imitation · copying

Translations (91)

fa تقلید (act of imitating) · cs imitace (copy) · ja 模倣 (act of imitating) · da imitation (act of imitating) · hu mű- (copy) · pl imitacja (act of imitating) · nl navolging (act of imitating) · hi अनुकृति (copy) · gl imitación (copy) · sk imitácia (copy) · pl kopia (copy) · ru имита́ция (act of imitating) · he חִקּוּי (act of imitating) · hi प्रतिलिपि (copy) · eo imito (act of imitating) · gl imitación (act of imitating) · tr öykünme (copy) · fr imitation (act of imitating) · hi अनुकरण करना (act of imitating) · ja 真似 (act of imitating) · de Imitation (act of imitating) · no herming (act of imitating) · la imitatio (act of imitating) · tr taklit (act of imitating) · fi jäljitelmä (copy) · pl imitatorstwo (act of imitating) · be іміта́цыя (act of imitating) · te అనుకరణ (act of imitating) · ro imitație (copy) · fi imitaatio (act of imitating) · ca imitació (copy) · it imitazione (copy) · grc μίμησις (act of imitating) · he חִקּוּי (copy) · id taklid (act of imitating) · pt imitação (act of imitating) · da efterligning (copy) · ro imitare (copy) · fr imitation (copy) · pl imitacja (copy) · ro imitare (act of imitating) · grc μίμησις (copy) · cs napodobenina (copy) · de Nachahmung (act of imitating) · tr öykünme (act of imitating) · id peniruan (act of imitating) · tr öyküntü (act of imitating) · ca imitació (act of imitating) · nb imitasjon (copy) · de Imitat (copy) · hu utánzás (act of imitating) · no herming (copy) · pl naśladownictwo (act of imitating) · da imitation (copy) · ar تَقْلِيد (act of imitating) · cs imitace (act of imitating) · cmn 模擬 /模拟 (act of imitating) · pt arremedo (act of imitating) · fi kopio (copy) · nn imitasjon (copy) · tr imitasyon (copy) · hi अनुकृति करना (act of imitating) · tr öyküntü (copy) · pt imitação (copy) · de Kopie (copy) · bg имитация (act of imitating) · tr taklit (copy) · fi jäljittely (act of imitating) · ast imitación (copy) · nl imitatie (copy) · ang onhyring (act of imitating) · ja 模造品 (copy) · grc μίμημα (copy) · es imitación (act of imitating) · cs napodobení (act of imitating) · cmn 模仿 (act of imitating) · nn imitasjon (act of imitating) · eo imitado (act of imitating) · nb imitasjon (act of imitating) · nl imitatie (act of imitating) · bg копие (copy) · ast imitación (act of imitating) · hu utánzat (copy) · la imitamentum (copy) · uk іміта́ція (act of imitating) · hi अनुकरण (copy) · crh taqlit (copy) · eo kopio (copy) · ru подража́ние (act of imitating) · da efterligning (act of imitating) · es imitación (copy)