imitative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin imitātīvus.
Meanings
- Imitating; copying; not original.
- Modelled after another thing.
- sound-symbolic or onomatopoeic
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more imitative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most imitative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
inventive · original · innovative · nonmimetic · nonimitative · creative
Deriveds
counterimitative · imitatively · overimitative · imitativeness · imitativity · unimitative · imitative magic · imitative harmony · nonimitative · preimitative
Hyponyms
onomatopoeial · onomatopoetic · echoic · formulaic · onomatopoeic · mimetic
Relateds
Synonyms
copycat · derivative · emulative · unoriginal · epigonic · mimical · imitative
Translations (13)
pl odtwórczy (imitating, not original) · is hermi- (imitating, not original) · fr imitatif (imitating, not original) · ca imitatiu (imitating, not original) · bg подражаващ (imitating, not original) · bg имитиращ (imitating, not original) · eo imita (modelled after another thing) · la imitativus (imitating, not original) · ga aithriseach (imitating, not original) · es imitativo (imitating, not original) · ja 二番煎じの (imitating, not original) · eo imita (imitating, not original) · ja 模倣的な (imitating, not original)