Meaning & Definition of Imitative in English
English⟶
Imitative
/ɪmətetɪv/
adjective
1. Marked by or given to imitation
- "Acting is an imitative art"
- "Man is an imitative being"
synonym:
- imitative
2. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
- "Onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"
- "It was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- harry hoijer
synonym:
- echoic,
- imitative,
- onomatopoeic,
- onomatopoeical,
- onomatopoetic
3. Not genuine
- Imitating something superior
- "Counterfeit emotion"
- "Counterfeit money"
- "Counterfeit works of art"
- "A counterfeit prince"
synonym:
- counterfeit,
- imitative