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Meaning of Mimic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈmɪm.ɪk

Definitions

  1. A person who practices mimicry; especially:
  2. A mime.
  3. A comic who does impressions.
  4. An entity that mimics another entity, such as a disease that resembles another disease in its signs and symptoms; see the great imitator.
  5. An imitation.
  6. A fictional monster able to disguise itself as an inanimate object, commonly a treasure chest, often with the intent of luring adventurers into a trap.

Equivalents

العربية مقلد
Azərbaycan dili yamsılamaq
Català escarnir imitar
Cymraeg dynwared
Deutsch Nachäffen nachahmen
Esperanto imitaĉi imiti
Español arremedar arrendar mimetizar remedar
Euskara imitatu
Suomi imitaattori imitoida matkia miimikko naamioitua
עברית חיקה
हिन्दी नक़लची नक़्क़ाल
Magyar utánoz
Íslenska herma eftir
日本語 擬
ភាសាខ្មែរ ត្រាប់
Latina gesticulor hypocrita imitator imito imitor
Polski imitować naśladownik przedrzeźniać przedrzeźniacz
Português imitar mimetizar
Română imita mima
Русский имитировать
Svenska härma
ไทย เลี่ยน
Türkçe öykünmek taklit etmek
Українська імітувати
Tiếng Việt bắt chước nhái

Examples

“Jess jumped slightly at hearing Tillyʼs extremely accurate mimic of her voice.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

mimic beetle mimic function mimic glass lizard mimic octopus mimic thrush mimicability

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