Definition of Imitative. Meaning of Imitative. Synonyms of Imitative

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Definition of Imitative

Imitative
Imitative Im"i*ta*tive, a. [L. imitavitus: cf. F. imitatif.] 1. Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as, man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art. 2. Formed after a model, pattern, or original. This temple, less in form, with equal grace, Was imitative of the first in Thrace. --Dryden. 3. (Nat. Hist.) Designed to imitate another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object, for some useful purpose, such as protection from enemies; having resamblance to something else; as, imitative colors; imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of minerals are imitative. -- Im"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. -- Im"i*ta*tive*ness, n.
Imitative
Imitative Im"i*ta*tive, n. (Gram.) A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance. [R.]

Meaning of Imitative from wikipedia

- Imitative learning is a type of social learning whereby new behaviors are acquired via imitation. Imitation aids in communication, social interaction...
- several different forms of counterpoint, including imitative counterpoint and free counterpoint. Imitative counterpoint involves the repetition of a main...
- Sympathetic magic, also known as imitative magic, is a type of magic based on imitation or correspondence. James George Frazer coined the term "sympathetic...
- challenged by scientific research which observed social learning and imitative abilities in animals. Psychologist Kenneth Kaye showed that the ability...
- represent friendly notional or actual capabilities to mislead hostile forces Imitative electronic deception – The introduction of electromagnetic energy into...
- Sample of polyphony A bar from J.S. Bach's "Fugue No.17 in A flat," BWV 862, from Das Wohltemperierte Clavier (Part I), a famous example of contrapuntal...
- of motets ever printed. Its revolutionary open style featuring early imitative counterpoint and two-voice parts has added to its acclaim as one of the...
- repetition of sounds and language, it is one of the echophenomena ("automatic imitative actions without explicit awareness"). It has long been recognized as a...
- repetition of movements made by another person; both are "subsets of imitative behavior" whereby sounds or actions are imitated "without explicit awareness"...
- Subconscious imitative behaviour...