'Impersonation' definitions:
Definition of 'impersonation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect [syn: caricature, imitation, impersonation]
noun
Pretending to be another person [syn: imposture, impersonation]
noun
Imitating the mannerisms of another person [syn: impersonation, personation]
Definition of 'Impersonation'
From: GCIDE
- Impersonation \Im*per`son*a"tion\, Impersonification \Im`per*son`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. The act of impersonating; personification; investment with personality; representation in a personal form. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'impersonation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acting,
- aping,
- buffoonery,
- business,
- characterization,
- copying,
- counterfeiting,
- dumb show,
- embodiment,
- emulation,
- enacting,
- enactment,
- fakery,
- following,
- forgery,
- gag,
- ham,
- hammy acting,
- hit-off,
- hoke,
- hokum,
- imitation,
- imposture,
- impression,
- incarnation,
- masquerade,
- mimesis,
- mimicking,
- mimicry,
- miming,
- mirroring,
- mummery,
- onomatopoeia,
- overacting,
- pantomime,
- pantomiming,
- parody,
- patter,
- performance,
- performing,
- personation,
- personification,
- plagiarism,
- plagiary,
- playacting,
- playing,
- portrayal,
- posing,
- projection,
- repetition,
- representation,
- simulation,
- slapstick,
- stage business,
- stage directions,
- stage presence,
- stunt,
- takeoff,
- taking a role