Imitative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by or given to imitation

(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; ; - Harry Hoijer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪɾɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪmɪtˌeɪtɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪmɪtˌeɪtɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪɾɪv/.

Examples

acting is an imitative art
man is an imitative being
onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

onomatopoeic onomatopoeical onomatopoetic echoic counterfeit

Antonyms

nonimitative genuine nonechoic

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by or given to imitation “acting is an imitative art”
adjective	(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; ; - Harry Hoijer “onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises”
adjective	not genuine; imitating something superior “counterfeit emotion”

Word Forms

imitate	verb	reproduce someone's behavior or looks
onomatopoeia	noun	using words that imitate the sound they denote

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachahmend

markiert oder zur Nachahmung gegeben

🇫🇷French

imitatif

marqué par ou donné à l'imitation

🇪🇸Spanish

imitativo

marcado o dado a la imitación

🇮🇹Italian

imitativo

segnato o dato all'imitazione

🇳🇱Dutch

imitatief

gekenmerkt door of onderworpen aan imitatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

imitativo

marcado ou dado à imitação

🇷🇺Russian

подражательный

отмеченный или отданный подражание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कृत्रिम

अनुकरण द्वारा चिह्नित या दिया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুকরণীয়

দ্বারা চিহ্নিত বা অনুকরণ দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்பற்றும்

குறிக்கப்பட்டது அல்லது சாயல் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుకరణ

ద్వారా గుర్తించబడింది లేదా అనుకరణకు ఇవ్వబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुकरणीय

द्वारे चिन्हांकित किंवा अनुकरण दिले

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુકરણીય

દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત અથવા અનુકરણ માટે આપવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಕರಿಸುವ

ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಕರಣೆಗೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുകരണീയമായ

അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനുകരണത്തിന് നൽകിയത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਕਲ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਨਕਲ ਨੂੰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

تقلید

نشان زد یا تقلید کو دیا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模仿的

被模仿或给予模仿

🇯🇵Japanese

模倣的な

模倣によってマークされる、または模倣に与えられる

🇰🇷Korean

모방적인

표시하거나 모방한 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bắt chước

được đánh dấu bởi hoặc được cho là bắt chước

🇹🇭Thai

เลียนแบบ

ทำเครื่องหมายหรือมอบให้เพื่อเลียนแบบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tiruan

ditandai oleh atau diberikan untuk ditiru

🇵🇭Filipino

panggagaya

minarkahan ng o ibinigay sa imitasyon

🇲🇾Malay

meniru

ditandai oleh atau diberikan kepada tiruan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقلد

تتميز أو تعطى للتقليد

🇮🇷Persian

تقلیدی

مشخص شده یا به تقلید داده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

taklitçi

tarafından işaretlenmiş veya taklit edilmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

חיקוי

מסומן על ידי או ניתן לחיקוי

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The primary meaning of 'imitative' is 'marked by or given to imitation'.

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

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