Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- imitating; copying; given to imitation.
- of, relating to, or characterized by imitation.
- Biology. mimetic.
- made in imitation of something; counterfeit.
- onomatopoeic.
adjective
- imitating or tending to imitate or copy
- characterized by imitation
- copying or reproducing the features of an original, esp in an inferior mannerimitative painting
- another word for onomatopoeic
1580s, probably from imitate + -ive; or else from Middle French imitatif, from Late Latin imitativus, from imitat-, stem of imitari.