imitative meaning and definition

IMITATIVE adjective

Definition of imitative (adjective)

1. marked by or given to imitation
   • "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being"
   • antonym: nonimitative
2. (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
   • synonyms: echoic, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic
   • antonym: nonechoic
3. not genuine; imitating something superior
   • "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
   • synonyms: counterfeit
   • antonym: echt