IMITATIVE

counterfeit, imitative

(adjective) not genuine; imitating something superior; “counterfeit emotion”; “counterfeit money”; “counterfeit works of art”; “a counterfeit prince”

imitative

(adjective) marked by or given to imitation; “acting is an imitative art”; “man is an imitative being”

echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic

(adjective) (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; “onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises”; “it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term”- Harry Hoijer

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

imitative (comparative more imitative, superlative most imitative)

Imitating; copying; not original.

Modelled after another thing.

Synonyms

• epigonous

Antonyms

• creative

• inventive

• original

Source: Wiktionary

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Im"i*ta*tive, a. Etym: [L. imitavitus: cf. F. imitatif.]

1. Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as, man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art.

2. Formed after a model, pattern, or original. This temple, less in form, with equal grace, Was imitative of the first in Thrace. Dryden.

3. (Nat. Hist.)

Definition: Designed to imitate another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object, for some useful purpose, such as protection from enemies; having resamblance to something else; as, imitative colors; imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of minerals are imitative.

– Im"i*ta*tive*ly, adv.

– Im"i*ta*tive*ness, n.

Im"i*ta*tive, n. (Gram.)

Definition: A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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