Found 3 items, similar to Imitation.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: imitation gadungan, jajat, tiruan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: imitation imitation adj : 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” [syn: fake, false, faux, simulated] imitation n 1: the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations [ant: formalism] 2: a copy that is represented as the original [syn: counterfeit, forgery] 3: copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else 4: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect [syn: caricature, impersonation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Imitation Imitation \Im"i*ta"tion\, n. [L. imitatio: cf. F. imitation.] 1. The act of imitating. [1913 Webster] Poesy is an art of imitation, . . . that is to say, a representing, counterfeiting, or figuring forth. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Both these arts are not only true imitations of nature, but of the best nature. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. (Biol.) The act of condition of imitating another species of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See Imitate, v. t., 3. [1913 Webster] Note: Imitation is often used adjectively to characterize things which have a deceptive appearance, simulating the qualities of a superior article; -- opposed to real or genuine; as, imitation lace; imitation bronze; imitation modesty, etc. [1913 Webster]