imitative 音标拼音: ['ɪmət
, etɪv]
a . 喜模仿的,伪造的,摹拟的
喜模仿的,伪造的,摹拟的
imitative adj 1 :
marked by or given to imitation ; "
acting is an imitative art "; "
man is an imitative being " [
ant : {
nonimitative }]
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 }] [
ant : {
nonechoic }]
3 :
not genuine ;
imitating something superior ; "
counterfeit emotion "; "
counterfeit money "; "
counterfeit works of art "; "
a counterfeit prince " [
synonym : {
counterfeit }, {
imitative }] [
ant :
{
echt }, {
genuine }]
Imitative \
Im "
i *
ta *
tive \,
a . [
L .
imitavitus :
cf .
F .
imitatif .]
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 .
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2 .
Formed after a model ,
pattern ,
or original .
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This temple ,
less in form ,
with equal grace ,
Was imitative of the first in Thrace . --
Dryden .
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3 . (
Nat .
Hist .)
Designed to imitate another species of animal ,
or a plant ,
or inanimate object ,
for some useful purpose ,
such as protection from enemies ;
having resemblance to something else ;
as ,
imitative colors ;
imitative habits ;
dendritic and mammillary forms of minerals are imitative . -- {
Im "
i *
ta *
tive *
ly },
adv . --
{
Im "
i *
ta *
tive *
ness },
n .
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Imitative \
Im "
i *
ta *
tive \,
n . (
Gram .)
A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance . [
R .]
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45 Moby Thesaurus words for "
imitative ":
apish ,
battological ,
delineatory ,
depictive ,
duplicative ,
echoic ,
echoing ,
embodying ,
emulative ,
figurative ,
graphic ,
ideographic ,
illustrational ,
illustrative ,
incarnating ,
iterative ,
limning ,
mimetic ,
mimic ,
mimish ,
onomatopoeic ,
onomatopoetic ,
parrotlike ,
personifying ,
pictographic ,
pictorial ,
portraying ,
recapitulative ,
redundant ,
reduplicative ,
reechoing ,
reiterant ,
reiterative ,
repeating ,
repetitional ,
repetitive ,
representational ,
representative ,
representing ,
simulative ,
symbolizing ,
tautological ,
tautologous ,
typifying ,
vivid
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