English Dictionary
Definition of “imitation”
imitation (ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- the act, practice, or art of imitating; mimicry
- an instance or product of imitating, such as a copy of the manner of a person; impression
- a copy or reproduction of a genuine article; counterfeit
- ((as modifier) ⇒
imitation jewellery
- (in contrapuntal or polyphonic music) the repetition of a phrase or figure in one part after its appearance in another, as in a fugue
- a literary composition that adapts the style of an older work to the writer's own purposes
Alternative Forms
ˌimiˈtational adjective
Synonyms
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replica,
fake,
reproduction,
sham,
forgery,
carbon copy,
counterfeit,
counterfeiting,
likeness,
duplication,
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artificial,
mock,
reproduction,
dummy,
synthetic,
man-made,
simulated,
sham,
pseudo,
ersatz,
repro,
phoney or phony
Quotations
"Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble"
Samuel Johnson"Imitation is the sincerest flattery"
Charles Colton"To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite"
G.C. Lichtenberg
Translations
- British English:
imitation
An imitation of something is a copy of it....an accurate imitation of Chinese architecture.ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃən NOUN ...an accurate imitation of Chinese architecture.
- Spanish:
imitación
nf
- French:
imitation
nf
- German:
Imitation
nf
- Chinese: 模仿 n
- Arabic: مُحَاكَاةٌ n
- Portuguese: imitação nf
- Russian: имитация nf
- Croatian: imitacija nf
- Czech: napodobenina nf
- Danish: efterligning nutr
- Dutch: imitatie nf
- Finnish: jäljennös n
- Greek: απομίμηση nf
- Italian: imitazione nf
- Japanese: 模造品 n
- Korean: 모조품 n
- Norwegian: imitasjon nm
- Polish: imitacja nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: imitação nf
- European Spanish:
imitación
nf
- Swedish: imitation nutr
- Thai: การลอกเลียนแบบ n
- Turkish: taklit n
- Vietnamese: sự bắt chước n
Usage examples
Voss, like Hitler (not an unconscious imitation ), enjoyed working at night.
Robert Wilson, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)The absence of product patents presented Indian corporates with the possibility of reverse-engineering, and imitation in the past.
Business Today (2000)We don't need another one of them, let alone a poor imitation of the first.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)The Berlin Phil was planning to revive its fortunes with a fresh, new future, not an imitation of the past.
Independent (1999)Perhaps Blair, obsessed as he is with imitation of the Thatcher imperium, is determined to find his own set of enemies.
Boris Johnson, LEND ME YOUR EARS (2003)
