n. | 1. | The act of imitating. |
2. | That which is made or produced as a copy; that which is made to resemble something else, whether for laudable or for fraudulent purposes; likeness; resemblance. | |
3. | (Mus.) One of the principal means of securing unity and consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition of essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on different degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other parts of voises. Cf. Canon. | |
4. | (Biol.) The act of condition of imitating another species of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See Imitate, |
Noun | 1. | imitation - the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations Antonyms: formalism - the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented |
2. | imitation - a copy that is represented as the original Synonyms: counterfeit, forgery | |
3. | imitation - copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else | |
4. | imitation - a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect Synonyms: caricature, impersonation | |
Adj. | 1. | imitation - not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" |