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Definition of imitative - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
behaviorpeople or animals copying others' behavior
- Children are often imitative of their parents' actions.
2.
artmodelled after another thing or style
- The building's design is imitative of ancient Greek architecture.
3.
replicationcopying or reproducing something not original
- The painting was imitative of Van Gogh's style.
4.
soundTECH. formed in imitation of a natural soundTECH.
- The word 'buzz' is imitative of a bee's sound.
Expressions with imitative
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use of electromagnetic energy to mimic enemy signals
The army employed electronic imitative deception to confuse the enemy.
introduction of signals mimicking enemy emissions
The army used imitative electronic deception to confuse the radar.
Origin of imitative
Latin, imitari (to copy)
Terms with imitative included in their meaning
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imitative
not original, imitating other works
parody
comic and exaggerated in style, often imitative of serious works
unoriginal
imitative and lacking originality
imitative
relating to imitation or mimicry
imitative
made to resemble something else
creativity
imitative and lacking originality
art
imitative of someone or something
imitative
characterized by imitation or emulation
music
piece of music with imitative counterpoint
music
short musical composition with imitative counterpoint
talk
imitative of idle meaningless talk
imitation
involving imitative movements or activities
imitative sound
sound made by vibrating lips, imitating an engine
imitative
imitating others without originality
imitative
having a tendency to imitate others
imitative behavior
copying others' actions or ideas, often for similar benefits
imitation
in a mimicking or imitative manner
imitative word
word that imitates the sound it describes
imitative
made to imitate something else, not genuine
literature
erudite and imitative rather than original
Examples of imitative in a sentence
Her imitative skills made her a great actress. Her painting style is imitative of the Renaissance masters. The imitative sculpture resembled the famous statue in Rome. His imitative behavior was evident in his mimicry of the teacher. The imitative sculpture lacked the originality of the artist's earlier works. The imitative sound of the wind howled through the trees.
Children often create imitative sounds when playing with toy cars.
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- French:imitatif, onomatopéique, ...
- German:nachahmend, imitativ, ...
- Italian:imitativo, onomatopeico, ...
- Spanish:imitativo, onomatopéyico, ...
- Portuguese:imitativo, onomatopeico, ...
- Chinese:模仿的, 仿制的, ...
- Japanese:模倣的な, 模造の, ...
- Arabic:مُقَلِّد, مُقَلَّد, ...
- Hebrew:מְחַקֶּה, מְחוּקֶּה, ...
- Russian:подражательный, имитативный, ...
- Ukrainian:імітаційний, звуконаслідувальний, ...
- Hindi:अनुकरणशील, अनुकरणात्मक, ...
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