imitation B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪmɪˈteɪʃn̩/ See IPA manual Freq #14399 Meanings 1 noun A copy of something, often one that is not as good as the original. The watch was a cheap imitation of an expensive brand. 2 adj Made to look like something real but actually artificial. The sofa was covered in imitation leather. 3 noun The act of copying someone's actions, voice, or behaviour. He did a funny imitation of his teacher walking down the hall. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · made to look like something... false 3 noun · the act of copying... impersonation More copyingreplication ↔ Opposites creationnon-imitation Word family Forms imitations Derived forms autoimitationcounterimitationimitationalimitationismimitationistnon-imitationoverimitationself-imitation Common collocations imitation leather Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English imitacioun, from Middle French imitacion, from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio. imitacioun Middle English imitacion Middle French imitatio Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # imitation **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ɪmɪˈteɪʃn̩/ **Frequency rank:** 14399 ## Meanings 1. A copy of something, often one that is not as good as the original. 2. Made to look like something real but actually artificial. 3. The act of copying someone's actions, voice, or behaviour. ## Examples - The watch was a cheap imitation of an expensive brand. - The sofa was covered in imitation leather. - He did a funny imitation of his teacher walking down the hall. ## Synonyms - copying - replication ## Antonyms - creation - non-imitation ## Derived Forms - autoimitation - counterimitation - imitational - imitationism - imitationist - non-imitation - overimitation - self-imitation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: imitacioun - Root: imitacion - Root: imitatio ## Etymology From Middle English imitacioun, from Middle French imitacion, from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio. ## AI Etymology Imitation comes from Middle English imitacioun, from Middle French imitacion, from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio. In current use, the main senses are “A copy of something, often one that is not as good as the original” and “Made to look like something real but actually artificial”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown