First Known Use: 1637
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mimetic
adjective mi·met·ic \-ˈme-tik\
Definition of MIMETIC
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: relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting mimicry <mimetic coloring of a butterfly>
— mi·met·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of MIMETIC
Late Latin mimeticus, from Greek mimētikos, from mimeisthai to imitate, from mimos mime
Related to MIMETIC
- Synonyms
- apish, canned, emulative, epigonic (or epigonous), formulaic, imitative, mimic, slavish, unoriginal
- Antonyms
- archetypal (also archetypical), original
Rhymes with MIMETIC
aesthetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cometic, cosmetic, eidetic, emetic, frenetic, gametic, genetic, hermetic, limnetic, magnetic, noetic, Ossetic, paretic, pathetic, phenetic, phonetic, phyletic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, pyretic, splenetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, tonetic, Venetic
Medical Dictionary
mimetic
adjective mi·met·ic \mə-ˈmet-ik, mī-\
Medical Definition of MIMETIC
: simulating the action or effect of—usually used in combination <sympathomimetic drugs> <adrenocorticomimetic activity>
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