amimic

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adjective

unable to express oneself using gestures

OriginEnglish mimic ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

adjectiveamimic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineunable to express oneself using gestures

    Parkinsonism, at its severest, presents itself as an akinetic amimia (as opposed to certain cortical disorders which are amimic akinesias).

    1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishmimic
  7. Englishamimic

From a- + mimic.

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Translations

Portuguese amímico
  • amímicounable to express oneself using gestures

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

amimic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amimic

MLA

“amimic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amimic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amimic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amimic.

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