mimetic C2 Topic:Register & Style US /mɪˈmɛtɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #135991 Meanings 1 adj exhibiting mimicry Mimetic coloring of a butterfly. 2 adj characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis A mimetic dance. 3 adj Imitative. This is a planned city, built wholesale from scratch, and coloured with a mimetic sense of humour. Lusail has a replica Place Vendôme. Lusail has a fake Beverly Hills (still under construction). 4 noun A substance with similar pharmacological effects as another substance or as a lifestyle intervention such as diet or exercise. Caloric restriction mimetic. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites nonmimeticphonomimetic Word family Derived forms adrenomimeticallelomimeticamylinomimeticandromimeticanthropomimeticantimimeticbacteriomimeticbetamimeticbiomimeticcalcimimeticcannabimimeticcholinomimetic Related forms memetic Etymology From Latin mīmēticus or its etymon Ancient Greek μῑμητικός (mīmētikós, “imitative”). By surface analysis, mime + -etic. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mimetic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /mɪˈmɛtɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 135991 ## Meanings 1. exhibiting mimicry 2. characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis 3. Imitative. 4. A substance with similar pharmacological effects as another substance or as a lifestyle intervention such as diet or exercise. ## Examples - Mimetic coloring of a butterfly. - A mimetic dance. - This is a planned city, built wholesale from scratch, and coloured with a mimetic sense of humour. Lusail has a replica Place Vendôme. Lusail has a fake Beverly Hills (still under construction). - Caloric restriction mimetic. ## Antonyms - nonmimetic - phonomimetic ## Derived Forms - adrenomimetic - allelomimetic - amylinomimetic - andromimetic - anthropomimetic - antimimetic - bacteriomimetic - betamimetic - biomimetic - calcimimetic - cannabimimetic - cholinomimetic ## Related Forms - memetic ## Etymology From Latin mīmēticus or its etymon Ancient Greek μῑμητικός (mīmētikós, “imitative”). By surface analysis, mime + -etic. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown