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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•i•ta•tion /ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - a result or product of imitating:[uncountable]Imitation is supposed to be a form of flattery.
- the act of imitating;
an impersonation:[countable]does imitations of famous political figures. - a counterfeit;
copy:[countable]That jewel is just an imitation.
adj. [before a noun] - designed to imitate a genuine or superior article or thing:imitation leather.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•i•ta•tion (im′i tā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - a result or product of imitating.
- the act of imitating.
- a counterfeit;
copy. - a literary composition that imitates the manner or subject of another author or work.
- Animal Behavior[Biol.]mimicry.
- Psychologythe performance of an act whose stimulus is the observation of the act performed by another person.
- Sociologythe copying of patterns of activity and thought of other groups or individuals.
- Fine Art, Philosophy[Art.]
- (in Aristotelian aesthetics) the representation of an object or an action as it ought to be.
- the representation of actuality in art or literature.
- Music and Dancethe repetition of a melodic phrase at a different pitch or key from the original or in a different voice part.
adj. - designed to imitate a genuine or superior article or thing:imitation leather.
- Jewelrynoting an artificial gem no part of which is of the true gemstone. Cf. assembled, synthetic (def. 5).
- Latin imitātiōn- (stem of imitātiō). See imitate, -ion
- Middle English 1350–1400
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