Associations to the word «Imitative»
Noun
- Origin
- Technique
- Quality
- Manner
- Awareness
- Influence
- Genre
- Habit
- Animal
- Verse
- Organ
- Theme
- Form
- Mode
- Vein
- Sheep
- Representation
- Piece
- Variation
- Section
- Rite
- Object
- Altogether
- Observer
- Essay
- Composition
- Nature
- Taste
- Work
- Comedy
- Writing
- Voice
- Original
- Mythology
- Like
- Excellence
- Poem
- Text
- Contrast
- Non
- Kind
- Pa
- Laugh
- Shakespeare
- String
- Ability
- Action
- Sign
- Civilization
- Movement
- Observation
- Sing
- Language
- Expression
- Talent
- Element
- Word
- Cult
- Or
- Subject
- Religion
- Means
Adjective
Wiktionary
IMITATIVE, adjective. Imitating; copying; not original.
IMITATIVE, adjective. Modelled after another thing.
IMITATIVE HARMONY, noun. Onomatopoeia.
Dictionary definition
IMITATIVE, adjective. Marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being".
IMITATIVE, 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.
IMITATIVE, adjective. Not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince".
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.