mimetic
pronunciation
How to pronounce mimetic in British English:
UK [mɪˈmetɪk]
How to pronounce mimetic in American English:
US [mɪˈmetɪk]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis
- exhibiting mimicry
Word Origin
- mimetic (adj.)
- 1630s, "having an aptitude for mimicry," from Greek mimetikos "imitative, good at imitating," from mimetos, verbal adjective of mimeisthai "to imitate." Originally of persons, attested of animals or plants from 1851. Related: Mimetical (1610s); mimetically.
Example
- 1. Imitation : or the mimetic force in nature and human nature .
- 2. Apolipoprotein a-i mimetic peptides and their role in atherosclerosis prevention .
- 3. Onomatopoeia and mimetic words are a striking feature of japanese vocabulary .
- 4. A mimetic dance ; the mimetic presentation of images .
- 5. The foundation on which girard 's reputation is built is his insistence that human desire is not intrinsic but mediated , or " mimetic " .