mimetic

mi·met·ic

adj \-ˈme-tik\

Definition of MIMETIC

1

: imitative

2

: relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting mimicry <mimetic coloring of a butterfly>

— mi·met·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of MIMETIC

1. <boys have a tendency toward mimetic behavior, often imitating their fathers at a fairly early age>

Origin of MIMETIC

Late Latin mimeticus, from Greek mimētikos, from mimeisthai to imitate, from mimos mime

First Known Use: 1637

Related to MIMETIC

Synonyms: apish, canned, emulative, epigonic (or epigonous), formulaic, imitative, mimic, slavish, unoriginal

Antonyms: archetypal (also archetypical), original

Related Words: copied, cribbed, plagiarized; artificial, bogus, factitious, fake, false, imitation, man-made, mock, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic; duplicated, photocopied, reduplicated, reproduced, transcribed; backup; counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading; cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), perfunctory, routine, uninspired

Near Antonyms: authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true; genuine, natural, real; classic, ideal, model

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Rhymes with MIMETIC

aesthetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cometic, cosmetic, eidetic, emetic, frenetic, gametic, genetic, hermetic, limnetic, magnetic, noetic, Ossetic, paretic, pathetic, phenetic, phonetic, phyletic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, pyretic, splenetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, tonetic, Venetic