mimesis

mi·me·sis

M0306900 (mĭ-mē′sĭs, mī-)n.1. The imitation or representation of aspects of the sensible world, especially human actions, in literature and art.2. Biology Mimicry.3. Medicine The appearance, often caused by hysteria, of symptoms of a disease not actually present.

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[Greek mīmēsis, from mīmeisthai, to imitate, from mīmos, imitator, mime.]

mimesis

(mɪˈmiːsɪs) n1. (Art Terms) art literature the imitative representation of nature or human behaviour2. (Pathology) a. any disease that shows symptoms of another diseaseb. a condition in a hysterical patient that mimics an organic disease3. (Biology) biology another name for mimicry²4. (Rhetoric) rhetoric representation of another person's alleged words in a speech[C16: from Greek, from mimeisthai to imitate]

mim•ic•ry

(ˈmɪm ɪk ri)

n., pl. -ries. 1. the act, practice, or art of mimicking. 2. the close resemblance of an organism to a different organism, such that it benefits from the mistaken identity, as in seeming to be unpalatable. 3. an instance or result of mimicking.

mimesis

an imitation, used in literary criticism to designate Aristotle’s theory of imitation. — mimetic, adj.See also: Criticism

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mimesis - the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literatureimitation - the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
	2.	mimesis - any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another diseasedisease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioninghysterical neurosis, hysteria - neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
	3.	mimesis - the representation of another person's words in a speechquotation, quote, citation - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited