Imitation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

something copied or derived from an original

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur
faux pearls
false teeth

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

faux impersonation false caricature fake simulated

Antonyms

formalism

Parts of Speech

noun	the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
noun	something copied or derived from an original
noun	copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
noun	a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
adjective	not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article “it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur”

Word Forms

imitate	verb	reproduce someone's behavior or looks
caricaturist	noun	someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner
caricature	verb	represent in or produce a caricature of
impersonate	verb	represent another person with comic intentions
fake	noun	something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nachahmung

die Lehre, dass Darstellungen der Natur oder des menschlichen Verhaltens genaue Nachahmungen sein sollten

🇪🇸Spanish

imitación

La doctrina de que las representaciones de la naturaleza o del comportamiento humano deben ser imitaciones exactas.

🇮🇹Italian

imitazione

la dottrina secondo cui le rappresentazioni della natura o del comportamento umano dovrebbero essere imitazioni accurate

🇳🇱Dutch

imitatie

de doctrine dat representaties van de natuur of menselijk gedrag nauwkeurige imitaties moeten zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

imitação

a doutrina de que as representações da natureza ou do comportamento humano devem ser imitações precisas

🇷🇺Russian

имитация

учение о том, что изображения природы или человеческого поведения должны быть точными имитациями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नकल

यह सिद्धांत कि प्रकृति या मानव व्यवहार का प्रतिनिधित्व सटीक नकल होना चाहिए

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুকরণ

এই মতবাদ যে প্রকৃতি বা মানুষের আচরণের উপস্থাপনা সঠিক অনুকরণ হওয়া উচিত

🇮🇳Tamil

சாயல்

இயற்கையின் அல்லது மனித நடத்தையின் பிரதிநிதித்துவங்கள் துல்லியமான சாயல்களாக இருக்க வேண்டும் என்ற கோட்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుకరణ

ప్రకృతి లేదా మానవ ప్రవర్తన యొక్క ప్రాతినిధ్యాలు ఖచ్చితమైన అనుకరణలుగా ఉండాలనే సిద్ధాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुकरण

निसर्गाचे किंवा मानवी वर्तनाचे प्रतिनिधित्व अचूक अनुकरण असावे असा सिद्धांत

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુકરણ

સિદ્ધાંત કે પ્રકૃતિ અથવા માનવ વર્તનનું પ્રતિનિધિત્વ સચોટ અનુકરણ હોવું જોઈએ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಕರಣೆ

ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾನವ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯ ಪ್ರಾತಿನಿಧ್ಯಗಳು ನಿಖರವಾದ ಅನುಕರಣೆಗಳಾಗಿರಬೇಕು ಎಂಬ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുകരണം

പ്രകൃതിയുടെയോ മനുഷ്യൻ്റെ പെരുമാറ്റത്തിൻ്റെയോ പ്രതിനിധാനം കൃത്യമായ അനുകരണങ്ങളായിരിക്കണം എന്ന സിദ്ധാന്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਕਲ

ਸਿਧਾਂਤ ਕਿ ਕੁਦਰਤ ਜਾਂ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਦੀ ਨੁਮਾਇੰਦਗੀ ਸਹੀ ਨਕਲ ਹੋਣੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تقلید

یہ نظریہ کہ فطرت یا انسانی رویے کی نمائندگی درست تقلید ہونی چاہیے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模仿

自然或人类行为的表现应该是准确模仿的学说

🇯🇵Japanese

模倣

自然や人間の行動の表現は正確に模倣されるべきであるという教義

🇰🇷Korean

모방

자연이나 인간 행동의 표현은 정확한 모방이어야 한다는 교리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bắt chước

học thuyết cho rằng sự thể hiện của thiên nhiên hoặc hành vi của con người phải là sự mô phỏng chính xác

🇹🇭Thai

เลียนแบบ

หลักคำสอนที่ว่าการเป็นตัวแทนของธรรมชาติหรือพฤติกรรมของมนุษย์ควรเป็นการลอกเลียนแบบอย่างถูกต้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

imitasi

doktrin bahwa representasi alam atau perilaku manusia harus merupakan tiruan yang akurat

🇵🇭Filipino

panggagaya

ang doktrina na ang mga representasyon ng kalikasan o pag-uugali ng tao ay dapat na tumpak na imitasyon

🇲🇾Malay

peniruan

doktrin bahawa perwakilan alam semula jadi atau tingkah laku manusia harus menjadi tiruan yang tepat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقليد

المبدأ القائل بأن تمثيلات الطبيعة أو السلوك البشري يجب أن تكون تقليدًا دقيقًا

🇮🇷Persian

تقلید

این دکترین که بازنمایی طبیعت یا رفتار انسان باید تقلید دقیق باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

taklit

doğanın veya insan davranışının temsillerinin doğru taklitler olması gerektiği doktrini

🇮🇱Hebrew

חיקוי

הדוקטרינה לפיה ייצוגים של טבע או התנהגות אנושית צריכים להיות חיקויים מדויקים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'imitation'?

The primary meaning of 'imitation' is 'the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations'.

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Using 'imitation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'imitation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'imitation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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