imitative

English

Etymology

From Latin imitātīvus.

Adjective

imitative (comparative more imitative, superlative most imitative)

1. Imitating; copying; not original.
2. Modelled after another thing.

Synonyms

• epigonous

Antonyms

• creative
• inventive
• original

Derived terms

• imitatively
• unimitative

 

Translations

imitating, not original

• Bulgarian: имитиращ (bg) (imitirašt), подражаващ (bg) (podražavašt)
• Icelandic: hermi-

• Irish: aithriseach
• Japanese: 模倣的な (mohōteki na), 二番煎じの (nibansenji no)

modelled after another thing

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Italian

Adjective

imitative

1. Feminine plural of adjective imitativo.

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /i.mi.taːˈtiː.we/, [ɪ.mɪ.t̪aːˈt̪iː.wɛ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.mi.taˈti.ve/, [i.mi.t̪aˈt̪iː.vɛ]

Adjective

imitātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of imitātīvus