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- [mi-mee-sis, mahy-]
- /mɪˈmi sɪs, maɪ-/
- /maɪ.ˈmiː.sɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mi-mee-sis, mahy-]
- /mɪˈmi sɪs, maɪ-/
Definitions of mimesis word
- noun mimesis Rhetoric. imitation or reproduction of the supposed words of another, as in order to represent his or her character. 1
- noun mimesis imitation of the real world, as by re-creating instances of human action and events or portraying objects found in nature: This movie is a mimesis of historical events. the showing of a story, as by dialogue and enactment of events. Compare diegesis. 1
- noun mimesis Biology. imitation. 1
- noun mimesis Zoology. mimicry. 1
- noun mimesis Also, mimosis. Pathology. the simulation, due to hysteria, of the symptoms of a disease. the simulation of the symptoms of one disease by another. 1
- noun mimesis Imitation, in particular. 1
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Origin of mimesis
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Greek mī́mēsis ‘imitation’, equivalent to mīmē- (variant stem of mīmeîsthai ‘to copy’) + -sis -sis
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Parts of speech for Mimesis
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mimesis popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
mimesis usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mimesis
noun mimesis
- impersonation — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- impression — a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
- clone — If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
- replica — a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
Antonyms for mimesis
noun mimesis
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
- opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
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