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Definition of Imitative
1. Adjective. Marked by or given to imitation. "Man is an imitative being"
Derivative terms: Imitate
Antonyms: Nonimitative
2. Adjective. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound. "It was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"
Antonyms: Nonechoic
Derivative terms: Onomatopoeia, Onomatopoeia
3. Adjective. Not genuine; imitating something superior. "A counterfeit prince"
Similar to: Assumed, False, Fictitious, Fictive, Pretended, Put On, Sham, Bad, Forged, Base, Bastard, Bogus, Fake, Phoney, Phony, Inauthentic, Spurious, Unauthentic, Mock, Ostensible, Ostensive, Pinchbeck, Pseudo, Synthetic
Also: Artificial, Unreal, Unreal, Insincere, False
Antonyms: Genuine
Derivative terms: Imitate
Definition of Imitative
1. a. Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as, man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art.
2. n. A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance.
Definition of Imitative
1. Adjective. Imitating; copying; not original. ¹
2. Adjective. Modelled after another thing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Imitative
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Imitative
1. 1. Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as, man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art. 2. Formed after a model, pattern, or original. "This temple, less in form, with equal grace, Was imitative of the first in Thrace." (Dryden) 3. Designed to imitate another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object, for some useful purpose, such as protection from enemies; having resamblance to something else; as, imitative colours; imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of minerals are imitative. Im"itatively, Im"itativeness. Origin: L. Imitavitus: cf. F. Imitatif. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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