English-Thai Dictionary

imitative

ADJ ซึ่ง เลียนแบบ  เกี่ยวกับ การ ลอกเลียนแบบ  ซึ่ง ทำ เลียนแบบ  mimetic sueng-lian-beab

 

imitative

ADJ ปลอม  ไม่ แท้  เทียม  deceptive forged pseudo prom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMITATIVE

a.Inclined to follow in manner; as, man is an imitative being. 1. Aiming at resemblance; that is used in the business of forming resemblances. Painting is an initiative art.
2. Formed after a model, pattern or original.
This temple, less in form, with equal grace,
Was imitative of the first in Thrace.
Imitative music, is that which is intended to resemble some natural operation, the passions, and the like.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IMITATIVE

Im "i *ta *tive, a. Etym: [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.

 

2. Formed after a model, pattern, or original. This temple, less in form, with equal grace, Was imitative of the first in Thrace. Dryden.

 

3. (Nat. Hist. )

 

Defn: Designed to imitate another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object, for some useful purpose, such as protection from enemies; having resamblance 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.

 

IMITATIVE

IMITATIVE Im "i *ta *tive, n. (Gram. )

 

Defn: A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

imitative

im i ta tive |ˈimiˌtātiv ˈɪməˌteɪdɪv | ▶adjective 1 copying or following a model or example: the derring-do of our film heroes inspired us to imitative feats. • following a model or example without any attempt at originality: an ill-conceived and imitative addition to the museum. 2 (of a word ) reproducing a natural sound (e.g., fizz ) or pronounced in a way that is thought to correspond to the appearance or character of the object or action described (e.g., blob ). DERIVATIVES im i ta tive ly adverb, im i ta tive ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

imitative

imitative |ˈɪmɪtətɪv | ▶adjective 1 copying or following a model or example: the derring-do of our film heroes inspired us to imitative feats. • following a model or example without any attempt at originality: I found the film pretentious and imitative. 2 (of a word ) reproducing a natural sound (e.g. fizz ) or pronounced in a way that is thought to correspond to the appearance or character of the object or action described (e.g. blob ). DERIVATIVES imitatively adverb, imitativeness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

imitative

imitative adjective 1 imitative crime: similar, like, mimicking; informal copycat. 2 I found the film empty and imitative: derivative, unoriginal, unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive, plagiarized, plagiaristic, slavish; clichéd, hackneyed, stale, trite, banal, rehashed; informal cribbed, old hat. ANTONYMS original.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

imitative

imitative adjective 1 the fear that young people would be provoked into imitative crime by television: similar, like; mimicking, mimetic, mimic, parrot-like; informal copycat. 2 I found the film empty and imitative: derivative, unoriginal, uninventive, non-innovative, unimaginative, uninspired, plagiarized, plagiaristic, copied, second-hand, rehashed, warmed-up; clichéd, hackneyed, stale, trite, tired, worn out, flat, banal, stock; informal cribbed, old hat. ANTONYMS original. 3 words which are imitative, like ‘peewit ’: onomatopoeic, echoic.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

imitative

im i ta tive /ɪ́mətèɪtɪv |ɪ́mɪtətɪv /形容詞 1 模倣の ; まねをする, まねが好きな ▸ the imitative arts 模倣芸術 .2 模造の, 人造の ; 偽造の .3 擬声の (onomatopoeic ).4 〘生物 〙擬態の .～ly 副詞 模倣して .～ness 名詞