Imitation meaning

What does “imitation” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“imitation” is a noun and adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations.

imitation

noun

  1. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

    Oppositesformalism
  2. something copied or derived from an original

  3. copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else

  4. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

adjective

  1. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

    “it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur”

    “faux pearls”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University