mimetic Definition
mi·metic (mi met′ik, mī-)
adjective
- of or characterized by imitation; imitative
- of or characterized by mimicry
Etymology: Gr mimētikos < mimeisthai, to imitate < mimos, actor
mimetic Related Forms
mi·met′i·cally adverb
mimetic Synonyms
mimetic Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- desire: The first is that humans copy their desires from other people; he terms this ' mimetic desire ' .
- economy: Mimetic economies do not work well by means of doctrine alone.
- representation: Instead, she is caught in a realm that obeys neither the laws of gravity nor those of mimetic representation.
- form: While they are novel in mimetic form and in feeling, they are never merely experimental.
- process: I would now like to make some links between the mimetic process, improvisation and the desire for authenticity expressed by Paco Pena.
- violence: We have to break out of the spiral of mimetic violence.
Modifying Another Word
not: They are works of art; invented not mimetic.
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