imitation

Meaning of imitation

noun
  1. the action of using someone or something as a model.
    a child learns to speak by imitation
  2. a thing intended to simulate or copy something else.
    an imitation sub-machine gun

late Middle English: from Latin imitatio(n- ), from the verb imitari (see imitate).

Information about imitation

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of imitation is: imitations.
  • Languages ​​in which imitation is used:

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Hyphenation of imitation

im-i-ta-tion

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 9 chars.
  • imitation is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

imitation synonyms

Meaning fake:

fake, false, faux, simulated

Meaning counterfeit:

counterfeit, forgery

Meaning caricature:

caricature, impersonation

Meaning effort to match or surpass a person or achievement, typically by imitation:

emulation

Meaning make a similar or identical version of; reproduce:

copying

Meaning a body of supporters or admirers:

following

Meaning (of a sound) repeated or reverberating after the original sound has stopped:

echoing

Meaning repeat mechanically:

parroting

Meaning a thing made to be similar or identical to another:

copy

Meaning imitation of a situation or process:

simulation

Meaning a copy of a work of art, especially a print or photograph of a painting:

reproduction

Meaning an exact copy or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale:

replica

Words that rhyme with imitation

tion, Administration, Aerosolization, Africanization, Americanization, Anglicisation, Anglicization, Anglification, Annunciation, Arabicization, Arabization, Aryanization, Asianization, Asiaticization, Babelization, Balkanization, BioNavigation, Bolshevization, Canadianization, Carnation, Catholicization, Celtization, Chileanization, Christianization, Citation, Claymation, Coblation, Confederation, Consecration, Corporation, Creation, CryoAblation, Czechization, DakoCytomation, Danization, Disneyfication, Edenization, Education, Egyptianization, Europeanization, Filipinization, Finlandization, Flamandization, Formication, Foundation, Franklinization, Frenchification, Gaelicization, Gallicization, Gallification

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