imitation
Syllables: im·i·ta·tion/ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/
imitation noun: the act of imitating.
Noun
imitation (countable and uncountable, plural imitations)
- The act of imitating.
- a pale imitation
- a realistic imitation
- A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing.
- imitation leather
imitation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
imitation in Hindi
- act of imitating
- अनुकृति करना anukŕti karnā, अनुकरण करना anukraṇ karnā
- copy
- अनुकृति anukŕti, अनुकरण anukraṇ, प्रतिलिपि pratilipi
imitation in Tamil
- போலச் செய்தல், போலி, போலியான பொருள், பொய்த் தோற்றம், ஒன்றைப் போன்று நடித்தல்
imitation in Marathi
- imitation
- अनुसरण anusraṇ
imitation in Urdu
- imitation, mimicry
- سوانگ svāṅg
- imitation, representation
- تقلید taqlīd
- imitation; following
- بھیس bhes
- imitation
- اتار utār
More languagesFewer languages
- imitation in Bengali
- অনুকরণ onukoron
- imitation in Telugu
- అనుకరణ anukaraṇa
- imitation in Malayalam
- അനുകരണം anukaraṇaṁ
- imitation in Kannada
- ಅಣಕ, ಹಾಗೇ ಮಾಡುವಿಕೆ, ಮಾರ್ಪು
- imitation in Gujarati
- અનુકરણ
- imitation in Odia
- ନକଲ nakala
- imitation in Nepali
- अनुकरण
- imitation in Arabic
- تَقْلِيد taqlīd
- imitation in Indonesian
- peniruan, taklid
- imitation in Persian
- تقلید taqlid
Examples of imitation in a sentence
- The son's clumsy paintings are a pale imitation of his father's.
- His virtues are an excellent copy for imitation.
- Sympathetic magic is based on imitation or correspondence.
Synonyms of imitation
Antonyms
Forms of imitation
| plural | imitations |
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Origin of imitation
From Middle English imitacioun, from Middle French imitacion, from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio.
Words formed from imitation
Phrases with imitation
Words that rhyme with imitation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about imitation
- What does imitation mean?
- Imitation means the act of imitating.
- What is imitation in Hindi?
- Imitation in Hindi is अनुकृति करना (anukŕti karnā), अनुकरण करना (anukraṇ karnā), अनुकृति (anukŕti). See Imitation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is imitation?
- Imitation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce imitation?
- Imitation is pronounced /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/.
- What is the plural of imitation?
- The plural of imitation is imitations.
Words near imitation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: imitation (page history and authors); imitation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अनुसरण (Marathi) (page history and authors); اتار (Urdu) (page history and authors); অনুকরণ (Bengali) (page history and authors); അനുകരണം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); imitation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); imitation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ନକଲ (Odia) (page history and authors); imitation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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