Meanings
nounmimicry (countable and uncountable, plural mimicries)
plural mimicries · alternative obsolete mimickry
- countableuncountableAn act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance, characteristics, or behavior of someone or something else.
They say that mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery, but I still think I'm being mocked when he acts just like me.
1 more example
When animal mimicry goes really wrong they don't just look like something that a predator would ignore, they look like lunch.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekμῖμος (mîmos)
- Ancient Greekμῑμικός (mīmikós)
- Latinmīmicus
- Englishmimic
- Englishmimicry
Translations
Arabic مُشَاكهَة
- مُشَاكهَةthe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Bulgarian мимикрия
- мимикрия (mimikrija)the act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Catalan mimetisme
- mimetismethe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Chinese Mandarin 擬態 /拟态, 模仿
- 擬態 /拟态 (nǐtài)the act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- 模仿 (mófǎng)the act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Czech mimikry
- mimikrythe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Esperanto kamuflimito
- kamuflimitothe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Finnish mimiikka, jäljittely
- mimiikkathe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- jäljittelythe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
French mimétisme, mimique
- mimétismethe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- mimiquethe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
German Mimikry, Nachahmung
- Mimikrythe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- Nachahmungthe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Greek μιμητισμός
- μιμητισμός (mimitismós)the act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Hebrew חיקוי, חקיינות
- חיקוי (khikúy)the act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- חקיינות (khakyanút)the act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Hindi अनुकरण
- अनुकरण (anukraṇ)the act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Hungarian mimikri
- mimikrithe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Irish aithriseoireacht, athmhagadh
- aithriseoireachtthe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- athmhagadhthe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Italian mimetismo, scimmiottatura
- mimetismothe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- scimmiottaturathe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- scimmiottamentothe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- mimicathe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- mimetizzazionethe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Japanese 擬態
- 擬態 (gitai)the act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Korean 흉내, 입내
- 흉내 (hyungnae)the act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- 입내 (imnae)the act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Latin mīmica, mīmētismus
- mīmicathe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- mīmētismusthe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Lithuanian mimikrija
- mimikrijathe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Persian میمیک, وانمایی
- میمیک (mimik)the act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- وانمایی (vānemāyi)the act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Polish naśladownictwo
- naśladownictwothe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Portuguese mímica, mimetismo
- mímicathe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- mimetismothe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Romanian mimetism
- mimetismthe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Russian подража́ние, мими́крия
- подража́ние (podražánije)the act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- мими́крия (mimíkrija)the act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Spanish mimetismo, mimetización
- mimetismothe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- mimetizaciónthe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- remedothe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- arrendajothe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Swedish mimikry
- mimikrythe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Tagalog gagad
- gagadthe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Turkish öyküntü, taklit
- öyküntüthe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
- taklitthe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Vietnamese sự bắt chước
- sự bắt chướcthe act or ability to simulate the characteristics of someone or something else
Cite this entry
APA
mimicry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mimicry
MLA
“mimicry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mimicry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mimicry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mimicry.
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