Meanings
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adj
exhibiting mimicry
Mimetic coloring of a butterfly.
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2
adj
characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis
A mimetic dance.
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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).
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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.