'Imitative' definitions:

Definition of 'imitative'

From: WordNet
adjective
Marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being" [ant: nonimitative]
adjective
(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 [syn: echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic] [ant: nonechoic]
adjective
Not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" [syn: counterfeit, imitative] [ant: echt, genuine]

Definition of 'Imitative'

From: GCIDE
  • Imitative \Im"i*ta*tive\, n. (Gram.) A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Imitative'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Formed after a model, pattern, or original. [1913 Webster]
  • This temple, less in form, with equal grace, Was imitative of the first in Thrace. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'imitative'

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Words containing 'Imitative'