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mirror en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Received-Pronunciation) audio
  • /ˈmɪɹ.ɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈmi.ɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈmiɹɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈməɹə/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈmɜɹ/ (Ireland)
  • /ˈmɪɹəɹ/ (Ireland)
  • /ˈmɪɹ/ (General-American)
  • (California) audio
  • /ˈmɪɾə/ (Wales)
  • /ˈmɪɹə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈmɪɾəɾ/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor (“mirror”, literally “looker, watcher”), from mirer (“look at”), from Latin mīror (“wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Displaced native Middle English schewere, schawere, from Old English sċēawere (“mirror”, literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "spy".

Meanings

  1. A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
    • I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
    • We could see the lorry in the mirror, so decided to change lanes.
    • He broke the mirror with the pickaxe.
  2. (figuratively) An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
    • O goddess, heavenly bright, / Mirror of grace and majesty divine. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
    • His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
  3. (Internet) A website or server that contains replicated data from another site.
    • Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
  4. A mirror carp.
  5. (historical) An ethical-didactic treatise that details exemplary conduct through models, advising kings, princes, clergy, etc. on how to behave.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mirrour alternative lexicographic
myrrhor alternative lexicographic
mirrors Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

hold up a mirror to (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · metamirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · unmirrored (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror life (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror dweller (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · finger mirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirrorscope (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror armor (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · Littrow mirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · Coney Island mirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror universe (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · hold a mirror to (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror imaging (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · liquid mirror telescope (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror pronouns (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirrorshades (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror site (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · hold a mirror up to (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirrorful (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror image (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · nanomirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirrortocracy (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror test (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · fog a mirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror match (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mismirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · micromirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · supermirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirrorwise (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror-like (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirrory (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · pentamirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror will (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror fugue (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror matter (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror ball (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror punishment (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror armour (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror symmetry (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirrorwork (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirrortree (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror-nearer merger (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · Mirrorverse (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror literature (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirrorize (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror theory (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · do with mirrors (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror bacterium (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · look at oneself in the mirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · time reversal mirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror-image twin (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirrorable (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · multimirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirrorlike (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · man in the mirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · antimirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror twin (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror canon (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mouth mirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror syndrome (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror neuron (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror stage (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · bemirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirror server journal (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · clear as a mirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · remirror (Terms derived from mirror (noun)) · mirrorless (Terms derived from mirror (noun))

Hyponyms

fold mirror · submirror · gossip mirror · reflex mirror · distorting mirror · wing mirror · two-way mirror · half-silvered mirror · street mirror · sound mirror · skinny mirror · driving mirror · cheval mirror · magnetic mirror · rear-vision mirror · spherical mirror · one-way mirror · side mirror · magic mirror · plane mirror · rear vision mirror · parabolic mirror · funhouse mirror · Chinese magic mirror · conjugate mirror · burning mirror · rear-view mirror · ion mirror · black mirror · side-view mirror · Bragg mirror · mirror pheasant · rearview mirror · milk mirror · trumeau mirror · shaving mirror · liquid mirror · acoustic mirror · dressing mirror · handmirror

Synonyms

looking-glass · glass

Translations (431)

ht glas (smooth reflecting surface) · krc кюзгю (smooth reflecting surface) · juc  (smooth reflecting surface) · sc isprecu (smooth reflecting surface) · ne ऐना (smooth reflecting surface) · ps اينداره (smooth reflecting surface) · fa مِرْآت (smooth reflecting surface) · myv чамавачамо (smooth reflecting surface) · mdf ва́нома (smooth reflecting surface) · vi gương (smooth reflecting surface) · vo lok (smooth reflecting surface) · fax ispellu (smooth reflecting surface) · xag 𐕘𐕒𐕡𐕎 (smooth reflecting surface) · yi שפּיגל (smooth reflecting surface) · ab асаркьа (smooth reflecting surface) · eve кёйэлчидивун (smooth reflecting surface) · scn specchiu (smooth reflecting surface) · ru зе́ркало (smooth reflecting surface) · la speculum (smooth reflecting surface) · evn ханячӯвка̄ (smooth reflecting surface) · nn spegel (computing: replica of another site) · fr glace (smooth reflecting surface) · kmr awêne (smooth reflecting surface) · fi peili (computing: replica of another site) · is spegill (smooth reflecting surface) · de Kopie (computing: replica of another site) · hi आईना (smooth reflecting surface) · et peegel (smooth reflecting surface) · az ayna (smooth reflecting surface) · shn ၸမ်ႈ (smooth reflecting surface) · gu દર્પણ (smooth reflecting surface) · cho apisa (smooth reflecting surface) · pl zwierciadło (smooth reflecting surface) · kn ಕನ್ನಡಿ (smooth reflecting surface) · it specchio (smooth reflecting surface) · cdo 鏡 /镜 (smooth reflecting surface) · sco mirrour (smooth reflecting surface) · rw icirori (smooth reflecting surface) · hu tükör (smooth reflecting surface) · fa آیینِه (smooth reflecting surface) · ady гъунджэ (smooth reflecting surface) · sl zrcálo (smooth reflecting surface) · es espejo (smooth reflecting surface) · lez гуьзгуь (smooth reflecting surface) · tl salamin (smooth reflecting surface) · vot špeili (smooth reflecting surface) · ang sċēawere (smooth reflecting surface) · fa آبْگِینَه (smooth reflecting surface) · ca còpia (computing: replica of another site) · ja(smooth reflecting surface) · gv scaane (smooth reflecting surface) · yrk-tun сядобэрць’ (smooth reflecting surface) · gag ayna (smooth reflecting surface) · kok कान्नडि (smooth reflecting surface) · nl spiegel (smooth reflecting surface) · bg огледа́ло (smooth reflecting surface) · tpw aruá (smooth reflecting surface) · sc ispricu (smooth reflecting surface) · ps هنداره (smooth reflecting surface) · enm mirour (smooth reflecting surface) · ti መስትያት (smooth reflecting surface) · bcl salming (smooth reflecting surface) · sat ᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ (smooth reflecting surface) · ff 𞤼𞤭𞤲𞤼𞤮𞤪𞤺𞤢𞤤 (smooth reflecting surface) · ur آئِینَہ (smooth reflecting surface) · alt кӧрӱнгӱш (smooth reflecting surface) · tyv көрүнчүк (smooth reflecting surface) · zu isibuko (smooth reflecting surface) · tt көзге (smooth reflecting surface) · rsk жвератко (smooth reflecting surface) · arc ܡܚܙܝܬܐ (smooth reflecting surface) · hak 鏡仔 /镜仔 (smooth reflecting surface) · got 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 (smooth reflecting surface) · ar مِرَايَة (smooth reflecting surface) · sro sprigu (smooth reflecting surface) · ttt гузги (smooth reflecting surface) · hi आरसी (smooth reflecting surface) · rw indorerwamo (smooth reflecting surface) · iso ughẹgbe (smooth reflecting surface) · ext ehpehu (smooth reflecting surface) · lo ແວ່ນ (smooth reflecting surface) · wuu 鏡子 /镜子 (smooth reflecting surface) · pa ਦਰਪਣ (smooth reflecting surface) · zh 鏡 /镜 (smooth reflecting surface) · yua néen (smooth reflecting surface) · otw waawaabmowin (smooth reflecting surface) · mih ino (smooth reflecting surface) · kg talatala (smooth reflecting surface) · tpw arugûá (smooth reflecting surface) · co specchiu (smooth reflecting surface) · bo མེ་ལོང (smooth reflecting surface) · lmo spècc (smooth reflecting surface) · eo spegulo (computing: replica of another site) · ur مِرآت (smooth reflecting surface) · tr ayna (smooth reflecting surface) · aot aina (smooth reflecting surface) · st seipone (smooth reflecting surface) · kmr neynik (smooth reflecting surface) · tby kasinaa (smooth reflecting surface) · urh ughegbe (smooth reflecting surface) · wa muroe (smooth reflecting surface) · ha boka (smooth reflecting surface) · fi kuvastin (smooth reflecting surface) · te అద్దం (smooth reflecting surface) · mnb paeasa (smooth reflecting surface) · tk gözgi (smooth reflecting surface) · cu зрьцало (smooth reflecting surface) · qu rirpu (smooth reflecting surface) · ff tintorgal (smooth reflecting surface) · da spejl (smooth reflecting surface) · enm schewere (smooth reflecting surface) · el αντίγραφο (computing: replica of another site) · bn আয়না (smooth reflecting surface) · be зярца́ла (smooth reflecting surface) · kok हारसो (smooth reflecting surface) · vec spècio (smooth reflecting surface) · sjd зе̄ркал (smooth reflecting surface) · hi शीशा (smooth reflecting surface) · sma guelmiedahke (smooth reflecting surface) · udm синучкон (smooth reflecting surface) · ta கண்ணாடி (smooth reflecting surface) · sjd кыффкэмкāррь (smooth reflecting surface) · yue 鏡 /镜 (smooth reflecting surface) · crh küzgü (smooth reflecting surface) · lb Spigel (smooth reflecting surface) · pdt Spieejel (smooth reflecting surface) · xal толь (smooth reflecting surface) · mk ѕрцало (smooth reflecting surface) · iu ᑕᖅᕋᑑᑎ (smooth reflecting surface) · ar مراية (smooth reflecting surface) · lt veidrodis (smooth reflecting surface) · ia spéculo (smooth reflecting surface) · sm aisa (smooth reflecting surface) · kw mirour (smooth reflecting surface) · kpv рӧмпӧштан (smooth reflecting surface) · bua гэрэл (smooth reflecting surface) · av матӏу (smooth reflecting surface) · ff 𞤲𞥋𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤮𞤪𞤺𞤢𞤤 (smooth reflecting surface) · pox zarḱódlü (smooth reflecting surface) · vro piigli (smooth reflecting surface) · yrk-tun сядобэрць’н (smooth reflecting surface) · mt mera (smooth reflecting surface) · tk aýna (smooth reflecting surface) · fy spegel (smooth reflecting surface) · bn আরশি (smooth reflecting surface) · nog бияла (smooth reflecting surface) · nn spegel (smooth reflecting surface) · sq pasqyrë (smooth reflecting surface) · my မှန် (smooth reflecting surface) · tl salamin espeho (smooth reflecting surface) · fa مِرْآت (smooth reflecting surface) · bal آدینک (smooth reflecting surface) · zh 鏡子 /镜子 (smooth reflecting surface) · af spieël (smooth reflecting surface) · ff ndaarorgal (smooth reflecting surface) · nds Spegel (smooth reflecting surface) · ckb ئاوێنە (smooth reflecting surface) · or ଆଇନା (smooth reflecting surface) · arn komütuwe (smooth reflecting surface) · ce куьзга (smooth reflecting surface) · ru зерца́ло (smooth reflecting surface) · tpw ûaruá (smooth reflecting surface) · frr späägel (smooth reflecting surface) · kxd caramin (smooth reflecting surface) · alt кӧрнӧш (smooth reflecting surface) · tl panganinuhan (smooth reflecting surface) · nio хорә ӈәтәубса (smooth reflecting surface) · ka სარკე (smooth reflecting surface) · nrf mitheux (smooth reflecting surface) · chr ᏓᏎᏘ (smooth reflecting surface) · gan 鏡子 /镜子 (smooth reflecting surface) · wo seetu (smooth reflecting surface) · kab ⵜⴰⵎⵔⴰⵢⵜ (smooth reflecting surface) · haw aniani kilo (smooth reflecting surface) · rm spievel (smooth reflecting surface) · hu tükrözés (computing: replica of another site) · ps آينه (smooth reflecting surface) · udm зеркал (smooth reflecting surface) · kk айна (smooth reflecting surface) · sh oglèdalo (smooth reflecting surface) · fur spieli (smooth reflecting surface) · tr mirat (smooth reflecting surface) · fi peili (smooth reflecting surface) · my ကြေးမုံ (smooth reflecting surface) · tg оина (smooth reflecting surface) · mdh sermin (smooth reflecting surface) · cjy 鏡子 /镜子 (smooth reflecting surface) · pa ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ਾ (smooth reflecting surface) · zle-ort зеркало (smooth reflecting surface) · ast espeyu (smooth reflecting surface) · akz aayanchahka (smooth reflecting surface) · ru дублика́т (computing: replica of another site) · pl lustro (smooth reflecting surface) · mg fitaratra (smooth reflecting surface) · rhg ana (smooth reflecting surface) · za gingq (smooth reflecting surface) · ay lirpu (smooth reflecting surface) · he מַרְאָה (smooth reflecting surface) · li sjpegel (smooth reflecting surface) · fi kopio (computing: replica of another site) · jv ꦥꦼꦔꦶꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (smooth reflecting surface) · egl spèc' (smooth reflecting surface) · sw kioo (smooth reflecting surface) · rm spieghel (smooth reflecting surface) · abe pipinaojakwôgan (smooth reflecting surface) · ht miwa (smooth reflecting surface) · myv чавачамо (smooth reflecting surface) · mn ᠲᠣᠯᠢ (smooth reflecting surface) · eo spegulo (smooth reflecting surface) · ml കണ്ണാടി (smooth reflecting surface) · sk zrkadlo (smooth reflecting surface) · uk дзе́ркало (smooth reflecting surface) · ug ئەينەك (smooth reflecting surface) · ota مرآت (smooth reflecting surface) · th กระจก (smooth reflecting surface) · tft kasna (smooth reflecting surface) · bi mira (smooth reflecting surface) · lv spogulis (smooth reflecting surface) · bjn caramin (smooth reflecting surface) · mww tsom iav (smooth reflecting surface) · csb zdrzadło (smooth reflecting surface) · ady гъуджэ (smooth reflecting surface) · yai оҳина (smooth reflecting surface) · uz oyna (smooth reflecting surface) · gug itagecha (smooth reflecting surface) · ota آینه (smooth reflecting surface) · akk 𒃻𒋗𒌓𒅗𒁇 (smooth reflecting surface) · ca mirall (smooth reflecting surface) · ca espill (smooth reflecting surface) · zh 鑒 /鉴 (smooth reflecting surface) · vi kiếng (smooth reflecting surface) · ha madubi (smooth reflecting surface) · de Spiegel (smooth reflecting surface) · cs zrcátko (smooth reflecting surface) · mi karaihe (smooth reflecting surface) · zh җинзы (smooth reflecting surface) · km កញ្ចក់ (smooth reflecting surface) · tg миръот (smooth reflecting surface) · ps کيښه (smooth reflecting surface) · szl zdřaduo (smooth reflecting surface) · eu ispilu (smooth reflecting surface) · as আইনা (smooth reflecting surface) · kk اينا (smooth reflecting surface) · ig enyo (smooth reflecting surface) · mn толь (smooth reflecting surface) · cr ᐘᐱᒧᐣ (smooth reflecting surface) · hsn 鏡子 /镜子 (smooth reflecting surface) · br melezour (smooth reflecting surface) · ur آبْگِینَہ (smooth reflecting surface) · dsb glědałcycko (smooth reflecting surface) · nso seipônê (smooth reflecting surface) · cjs кӱзеген (smooth reflecting surface) · shs ts̓exmín (smooth reflecting surface) · az güzgü (smooth reflecting surface) · sg tatala (smooth reflecting surface) · khb ᦶᦞᧃᧈᦶᦍᧂ (smooth reflecting surface) · bn দর্পণ (smooth reflecting surface) · mnp 鏡 /镜 (smooth reflecting surface) · ro oglindă (smooth reflecting surface) · ba көҙгө (smooth reflecting surface) · izh speili (smooth reflecting surface) · id cermin (smooth reflecting surface) · ln talatála (smooth reflecting surface) · th กระจก (computing: replica of another site) · nap specchio (smooth reflecting surface) · dsb glědałko (smooth reflecting surface) · se speajal (smooth reflecting surface) · lij spêgio (smooth reflecting surface) · nah tezcatl (smooth reflecting surface) · tvo kasna (smooth reflecting surface) · rue зеркало (smooth reflecting surface) · so muraayad (smooth reflecting surface) · ar مِرْآة (smooth reflecting surface) · sc ispregu (smooth reflecting surface) · lb Kopie (computing: replica of another site) · haw aniani (smooth reflecting surface) · kjh кӧріндес (smooth reflecting surface) · am መስታዎት (smooth reflecting surface) · sah сиэркилэ (smooth reflecting surface) · sv spegel (smooth reflecting surface) · sh зр̀цало (smooth reflecting surface) · tab гюзги (smooth reflecting surface) · oc miralh (smooth reflecting surface) · ja 姿見 (smooth reflecting surface) · an mirallo (smooth reflecting surface) · zh 鏡像 /镜像 (computing: replica of another site) · si ආදාසය (smooth reflecting surface) · bo ཤེས་སྒོ (smooth reflecting surface) · lmo spèc (smooth reflecting surface) · li spegel (smooth reflecting surface) · grc κάτοπτρον (smooth reflecting surface) · kl tarrarsuut (smooth reflecting surface) · yo díngí (smooth reflecting surface) · csb zwiercadło (smooth reflecting surface) · sc ipíciu (smooth reflecting surface) · be люстэ́рка (smooth reflecting surface) · cy drych (smooth reflecting surface) · wym śpigel (smooth reflecting surface) · ilo sarming (smooth reflecting surface) · bo གདོང་ཤེལ (smooth reflecting surface) · co spechju (smooth reflecting surface) · okm 거우〮루 (smooth reflecting surface) · rw ikiyo (smooth reflecting surface) · be лю́стра (smooth reflecting surface) · alt кӱскӱ (smooth reflecting surface) · srn spikri (smooth reflecting surface) · mhr воштончыш (smooth reflecting surface) · khb ᦶᦞᧃᧈ (smooth reflecting surface) · bni talatala (smooth reflecting surface) · bo མཐོང་ཤེལ (smooth reflecting surface) · kpv видзӧдчан (smooth reflecting surface) · ga scáthán (smooth reflecting surface) · sgs zelkorios (smooth reflecting surface) · fr miroir (smooth reflecting surface) · abq гӏвыга (smooth reflecting surface) · fa آبْگینِه (smooth reflecting surface) · ceb samin (smooth reflecting surface) · pa ਆਈਨਾ (smooth reflecting surface) · xdq лягьимцӏал (smooth reflecting surface) · iba cheremin (smooth reflecting surface) · ckt виилгитэнэӈ (smooth reflecting surface) · dv ލޯގަނޑު (smooth reflecting surface) · kum гюзгю (smooth reflecting surface) · cs zrcadlo (smooth reflecting surface) · sh оглѐдало (smooth reflecting surface) · sh zr̀calo (smooth reflecting surface) · rhg aina (smooth reflecting surface) · dta jinzi (smooth reflecting surface) · sk zrkadielko (smooth reflecting surface) · ty hiʻo (smooth reflecting surface) · csb szpédżel (smooth reflecting surface) · io spegulo (smooth reflecting surface) · tr gözgü (smooth reflecting surface) · pt cópia (computing: replica of another site) · ur دَرْپَن (smooth reflecting surface) · bo ཤེལ་ཀོ (smooth reflecting surface) · vep zerkol (smooth reflecting surface) · jup mɔyə̌k (smooth reflecting surface) · fi peilikopio (computing: replica of another site) · hsb špihel (smooth reflecting surface) · gd sgàthan (smooth reflecting surface) · gu અરીસો (smooth reflecting surface) · pms miraj (smooth reflecting surface) · rm spejel (smooth reflecting surface) · fo spegil (smooth reflecting surface) · xh isipili (smooth reflecting surface) · mwl speilho (smooth reflecting surface) · lld spidl (smooth reflecting surface) · wa glaece (smooth reflecting surface) · oc espelh (smooth reflecting surface) · sa दर्पण (smooth reflecting surface) · lzz ჲალი (smooth reflecting surface) · th กระจกเงา (smooth reflecting surface) · chr ᎠᏓᎨᏗ (smooth reflecting surface) · szl špigel (smooth reflecting surface) · inh кизга (smooth reflecting surface) · tg обгина (smooth reflecting surface) · nb speil (smooth reflecting surface) · vro var'okaehtus (smooth reflecting surface) · ar مراية (smooth reflecting surface) · yuy tooli (smooth reflecting surface) · ur شِیشَہ (smooth reflecting surface) · ik taġġaqtuun (smooth reflecting surface) · nn skuggsjå (smooth reflecting surface) · nb speil (computing: replica of another site) · sco seein-gless (smooth reflecting surface) · lo ກະຈົກ (smooth reflecting surface) · fax espellu (smooth reflecting surface) · cr ᐚᐸᒧᐣ (smooth reflecting surface) · gl espello (smooth reflecting surface) · unm chichànkw (smooth reflecting surface) · sc isprigu (smooth reflecting surface) · xsr गेलुङ (smooth reflecting surface) · uk зерца́ло (smooth reflecting surface) · dv މޫނުބަލާ ލޯގަނޑު (smooth reflecting surface) · ko 거울 (smooth reflecting surface) · it copia speculare (computing: replica of another site) · se speadjal (smooth reflecting surface) · grc εἴσοπτρον (smooth reflecting surface) · ota گوزگی (smooth reflecting surface) · chy amôhóomâhtsestôtse (smooth reflecting surface) · wyi wurrandalmin (smooth reflecting surface) · sn chiringiro (smooth reflecting surface) · lou mirwar (smooth reflecting surface) · tpw gûarugûá (smooth reflecting surface) · xdq дацӏма (smooth reflecting surface) · mk дуплика́т (computing: replica of another site) · pt espelho (smooth reflecting surface) · rif tisit (smooth reflecting surface) · pms specc (smooth reflecting surface) · vi kính (smooth reflecting surface) · yur chpeesher'erhl (smooth reflecting surface) · cv тӗкӗр (smooth reflecting surface) · sm fāʻata (smooth reflecting surface) · akl saeaming (smooth reflecting surface) · as দাপোণ (smooth reflecting surface) · el αναπαράσταση (computing: replica of another site) · te అద్దము (smooth reflecting surface) · mk огледало (smooth reflecting surface) · sl ogledalo (smooth reflecting surface) · pap spil (smooth reflecting surface) · el καθρέφτης (smooth reflecting surface) · hy հայելի (smooth reflecting surface) · krl zirkalo (smooth reflecting surface) · vo lokil (smooth reflecting surface) · ta ஆடி (smooth reflecting surface) · sq shofkë (smooth reflecting surface) · br milouer (smooth reflecting surface) · uz koʻzgu (smooth reflecting surface) · ru ко́пия (computing: replica of another site) · ch espehos (smooth reflecting surface) · mnc ᠪᡠᠯᡝᡴᡠ (smooth reflecting surface) · kmr eyne (smooth reflecting surface) · mfe mirwar (smooth reflecting surface) · mjg-mgl xal (smooth reflecting surface) · ky күзгү (smooth reflecting surface) · mi karaehe (smooth reflecting surface) · mr आरसा (smooth reflecting surface) · he רְאִי (smooth reflecting surface) · hi दर्पण (smooth reflecting surface) · peq huʔ:uy ča:duč̓i:ya:liwi (smooth reflecting surface) · war espeho (smooth reflecting surface) · fa آیِینَه (smooth reflecting surface) · txb tapākye (smooth reflecting surface) · akz aayanchahka istililhicha (smooth reflecting surface) · myv чамаванома (smooth reflecting surface) · mhr тӹгыр (smooth reflecting surface) · fr copie (computing: replica of another site) · ms cermin (smooth reflecting surface) · ha matsokaci (smooth reflecting surface) · ug كۆزگۈ (smooth reflecting surface)

wikidata: Q35197 · wikidata: Q1938536

mirror en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Received-Pronunciation) audio
  • /ˈmɪɹ.ɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈmi.ɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈmiɹɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈməɹə/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈmɜɹ/ (Ireland)
  • /ˈmɪɹəɹ/ (Ireland)
  • /ˈmɪɹ/ (General-American)
  • (California) audio
  • /ˈmɪɾə/ (Wales)
  • /ˈmɪɹə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈmɪɾəɾ/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor (“mirror”, literally “looker, watcher”), from mirer (“look at”), from Latin mīror (“wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Displaced native Middle English schewere, schawere, from Old English sċēawere (“mirror”, literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "spy".

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To reflect, as in a mirror.
  2. (transitive) To act as a reflection of, either by being identical to, or by being identical but reversed.
    • The placement of the paintings mirrored the positions of the windows on the opposite wall.
  3. (intransitive, transitive) Of an event, activity, behavior, to be identical to; to be a copy of; to imitate closely.
    • He tried to mirror Elvis's life by copying his fashion and mannerisms.
    • “Does he mirror?” one therapist, who came to our home, asked. “What is mirroring?” I asked back. “Does he mimic what you do, like Simon Says?” 2023, Naomi Klein, “Autism and the Anti-Vax Prequel”, in Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN:
  4. (Internet, transitive) To create something identical to (a website, etc.).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mirrors Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
mirrour alternative lexicographic
mirroring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mirrored Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mirrored Tense=Past lexicographic
myrrhor alternative lexicographic

Relateds

cheval glass · looking glass

Synonyms

mimic

Translations (31)

ca duplicar (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · es espejarse (to reflect as in a mirror) · ru напоминать (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · bg отразявам се (to reflect as in a mirror) · tr taklit etmek (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · nb speile (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · ru повторять (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · pt espelhar (to reflect as in a mirror) · bg отразявам (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · tr yansıtmak (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · mk отсликува (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · es espejar (to reflect as in a mirror) · hu tükröz (to reflect as in a mirror) · tr kopyalamak (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · es especular (to reflect as in a mirror) · mk одразува (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · uk віддзерка́лити (to reflect as in a mirror) · fi kuvastaa (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · es reflejar espejadamente (to reflect as in a mirror) · is spegla (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · es reflejar especularmente (to reflect as in a mirror) · fr refléter (to reflect as in a mirror) · hu utánoz (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · hu tükröz (computing: to create a replica of another site) · ca copiar (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · hi प्रतिबिंबित करना (to reflect as in a mirror) · ru отражать (to reflect as in a mirror) · te దర్పణంపట్టు (to reflect as in a mirror) · pt espelhar (of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) · uk віддзерка́лювати (to reflect as in a mirror) · es espejear (to reflect as in a mirror)