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- Dictionaryimitative/ˈɪmɪtətɪv/
adjective
- 1. copying or following a model or example: "the derring-do of our film heroes inspired us to imitative feats" Similar
- 2. (of a word) reproducing a natural sound (e.g. fizz) or pronounced in a way that is thought to correspond to the appearance or character of the object or action described (e.g. blob). Similar
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The meaning of IMITATIVE is marked by imitation. How to use imitative in a sentence.
copying someone or something: imitative of All these magazines are imitative of each other. He's an imitative artist, with very little originality in his work. Synonym. copycat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Copying and copies. anti-counterfeiting. anti-piracy. ape. biomimicry. blueprint. emulatively. emulously. faux. forge. mimetic.
Imitative definition: imitating; copying; given to imitation. . See examples of IMITATIVE used in a sentence.
copying someone or something: imitative of All these magazines are imitative of each other. He's an imitative artist, with very little originality in his work. Synonym. copycat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Copying and copies. anti-counterfeiting. anti-piracy. ape. biomimicry. blueprint. faux. forgery. hijacking. mimetic.
People and animals who are imitative copy others' behaviour. Babies of eight to twelve months are generally highly imitative. Synonyms: copying , mimicking , derivative , copycat [ informal ] More Synonyms of imitative
1. imitating or tending to imitate or copy. 2. characterized by imitation. 3. copying or reproducing the features of an original, esp in an inferior manner: imitative painting. 4. (Linguistics) another word for onomatopoeic. ˈimitatively adv. ˈimitativeness n.
adjective. marked by or given to imitation. “acting is an imitative art”. “man is an imitative being”. synonyms: apelike, apish. being or given to servile imitation. mimetic. exhibiting mimicry.
imitative. adjective. /ˈɪmɪtətɪv/. /ˈɪmɪteɪtɪv/. (formal, sometimes disapproving) that copies somebody/something. movies that encourage imitative crime. His work has been criticized for being imitative and shallow. The style is imitative of Basque architecture.
Imitative Definition. ĭmĭ-tātĭv. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Formed from a model; reproducing the qualities of an original or another. Webster's New World. Not genuine or real; imitation. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Given to imitating; inclined to imitate others.
How to use . imitative in a sentenceI was afraid to tell my story directly, wanted to couch it in a fanciful (and imitative) yarn of sex and intrigue.
