mirror

Syllables: mir·ror/ˈmɪɹə//ˈmiɹɚ/

mirror noun: a smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.

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Noun

mirror (plural mirrors)

A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
- I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
- He broke the mirror with the pickaxe.
Synonyms:

glass, looking-glass
(figuratively) An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
- His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
- O goddess, heavenly bright, / Mirror of grace and majesty divine.1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
(Internet) A website or server that contains replicated data from another site.
- Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
A mirror carp.
(historical) An ethical-didactic treatise that details exemplary conduct through models, advising kings, princes, clergy, etc. on how to behave.

Verb

mirror (third-person singular simple present mirrors, present participle mirroring, simple past and past participle mirrored)

(transitive) To reflect, as in a mirror.
(transitive) To act as a reflection of, either by being identical to, or by being identical but reversed.
- The placement of the paintings mirrored the positions of the windows on the opposite wall.
(intransitive, transitive) Of an event, activity, behavior, to be identical to; to be a copy of; to imitate closely.
- He tried to mirror Elvis's life by copying his fashion and mannerisms.
- “Does he mirror?” one therapist, who came to our home, asked.
  “What is mirroring?” I asked back.
  “Does he mimic what you do, like Simon Says?”2023, Naomi Klein, “Autism and the Anti-Vax Prequel”, in Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN
Synonyms:

mimic
(Internet, transitive) To create something identical to (a website, etc.).

mirror meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

mirror in Hindi

smooth reflecting surface: दर्पण darpaṇ, शीशा śīśā, आईना āīnā, आरसी ārsī
to reflect as in a mirror: प्रतिबिंबित करना pratibimbit karnā

mirror in Tamil

smooth reflecting surface: கண்ணாடி kaṇṇāṭi, ஆடி āṭi

mirror in Marathi

smooth reflecting surface: आरसा ārsā

mirror in Urdu

smooth reflecting surface: آئِینَہ āīna, شِیشَہ śīśa, دَرْپَن darpan, مِرآت mir'āt, آبْگِینَہ ābgīna

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mirror in Bengali: আয়না aẏna, আরশি arśi, দর্পণ dorpon
mirror in Telugu: అద్దము addamu, అద్దం addaṁ, దర్పణంపట్టు darpaṇampaṭṭu
mirror in Malayalam: കണ്ണാടി kaṇṇāṭi
mirror in Kannada: ಕನ್ನಡಿ kannaḍi
mirror in Punjabi: ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ਾ śīśā, ਦਰਪਣ darpaṇ, ਆਈਨਾ āīnā
mirror in Gujarati: દર્પણ darpaṇ, અરીસો arīso
mirror in Odia: ଆଇନା āinā
mirror in Sanskrit: दर्पण darpaṇa
mirror in Sinhala: ආදාසය ādāsaya
mirror in Assamese: দাপোণ dapün, আইনা aina
mirror in Nepali: ऐना ainā
mirror in Pashto: اينداره eindara, هنداره hendara, آينه āyna, کيښه kix̌a
mirror in Tagalog: salamin espeho, panganinuhan, salamin
mirror in Arabic: مِرْآة mirʔāh, مراية mirāya, مِرَايَة mirāya
mirror in Malay: cermin
mirror in Indonesian: cermin
mirror in Persian: آیِینَه āyīna, آبْگِینَه ābgīna, مِرْآت mir'āt, آیینِه âyine
mirror in Thai: กระจก grà-jòk, กระจกเงา grà-jòk-ngao
mirror in Vietnamese: gương, kiếng, kính
mirror in Myanmar: ကြေးမုံ kre:mum, မှန် hman
Dhivehi: މޫނުބަލާ ލޯގަނޑު mūnubalā lōgaⁿḍu, ލޯގަނޑު lōgaⁿḍu

Examples of mirror in a sentence

However I have the mirror positioned, I can't judge where the back of the car is.
After a week on the trail without a mirror, my hair was wild and dirty.
If you're finished posturing in front of the mirror, can I use the bathroom now?

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Synonyms of mirror

Forms of mirror

Noun
plural	mirrors
alternative form	mirrour
alternative form	myrrhor
Verb
third-person singular present	mirrors
present participle	mirroring
past participle	mirrored
past	mirrored

Past tense of mirror: mirrored

Plural of mirror: mirrors

Origin of mirror

From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor (“mirror”, literally “looker, watcher”), from mirer (“look at”), from Latin mīror (“wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Displaced native Middle English schewere, schawere, from Old English sċēawere (“mirror”, literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "spy".

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Questions about mirror

What does mirror mean?: Mirror means a smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
What is mirror in Hindi?: Mirror in Hindi is दर्पण (darpaṇ), शीशा (śīśā), आईना (āīnā). See Mirror meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is mirror?: Mirror can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce mirror?: Mirror is pronounced /ˈmɪɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of mirror?: The plural of mirror is mirrors.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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