imitation
imitation Lexical Profile
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• noun
The action or practice of using someone or something as a model and copying their behavior, style, or appearance.
"Children acquire much of their early vocabulary through the imitation of adults."
A thing intended to simulate or copy something else, often an inferior or artificial substitute.
"The painting hanging in the lobby is a clever imitation of a seventeenth-century masterpiece."
The act of mimicking a person's voice and mannerisms, especially for comic entertainment.
"The comedian entertained the audience with a spot-on imitation of a famous film director."
• adjective
Manufactured to resemble a more valuable, natural, or genuine material or product; artificial.
"She bought a stylish winter coat lined with warm imitation fur."
• Rhymes for imitation
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French imitation, from Latin imitationem, a noun of action from the verb imitari ('to copy, portray, or imitate').