Found 3 items, similar to imitative.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: imitative suka meniru
English → English (WordNet) Definition: imitative imitative adj 1: marked by or given to imitation; “acting is an imitative art”; “man is an imitative being” [ant: nonimitative] 2: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; “onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises”; “it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term”- Harry Hoijer [syn: echoic, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic] [ant: nonechoic] 3: not genuine; imitating something superior; “counterfeit emotion”; “counterfeit money”; “counterfeit works of art”; “a counterfeit prince” [syn: counterfeit] [ant: genuine]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Imitative Imitative \Im"i*ta*tive\, a. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. Formed after a model, pattern, or original. [1913 Webster] This temple, less in form, with equal grace, Was imitative of the first in Thrace. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. (Nat. Hist.) Designed to imitate another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object, for some useful purpose, such as protection from enemies; having resemblance 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. [1913 Webster] Imitative \Im"i*ta*tive\, n. (Gram.) A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance. [R.] [1913 Webster]