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Definition of mimicry in English: mimicrynounPlural mimicries ˈmɪmɪkriˈmɪməkri mass noun1The action or skill of imitating someone or something, especially in order to entertain or ridicule. the word was spoken with gently teasing mimicry count noun a playful mimicry of the techniques of realist writers Example sentencesExamples - Regular Jelly Bellys are known for their impressive mimicry of the flavors of other foods, but they don't get any weirder than buttered popcorn or jalapeño.
- It's also true that friends and colleagues in the workplace are sometimes very supportive of people with disabilities, but that fades in the face of mimicry and mockery.
- Nevertheless, one must consider who shot these images and allowed such an open, playful, form of mimicry.
- From rain dances to bhangra, skits to mimicry, the employees rewrote office entertainment rules.
- Actually blinded by prosthetics, he walks the fine line between acting and mimicry, giving a performance that is neither stifled by imitation, nor unconvincing.
- So there's some product mimicry, but real mimicry is impossible.
- Monomane takes imitation through mimicry and beyond to caricature with comic effect.
- They negotiate the dicey line between mimicry and mockery partly by dint of fascination with details.
- Skitcom performers, especially those with skills at mimicry, typically disappear into their roles.
- No other kind of entertainment programmes such as mimicry and ganamela could be conducted along with the magic show, due to the props.
- The technique they use to construct the documentary seems to me to be a loving reference to your work, rather than mimicry or a take-off.
- All art is but facsimile of nature and the art of imitating someone or something classically in order to entertain is mimicry.
- Foxx can be subtle and funny here, but his performance often feels like a rather hollow if impressive feat of mimicry.
- Parody is mimicry in the service of ridicule; it implies anxiety.
- She discovered the gift of mimicry by studying people in the street and doing impressions of them through the window of their house or performing sketches for her mother.
- In one sense, radio was indeed an impersonal medium for him - he prided himself on his skills of mimicry and his way with accents.
- In his show he exploited a talent for mimicry that manifested itself in a Moira Anderson imitation when he was seven, and then in wicked parodies of his teachers.
- Mani's mimicry skills were discovered by the late Fr. Abel of Kalabhavan.
- Hoffman duplicates Capote's unusual voice and mannerisms with remarkable skill, but the performance is much more than mimicry.
- Nagesh compèred the show and kept the audience entertained with his mimicry.
Synonyms imitation, imitating, impersonation, take-off, impression, copying, aping, caricature, mockery, parody, satire, lampoon, burlesque informal send-up, spoof rare apery, pasquinade - 1.1Biology The close external resemblance of an animal or plant (or part of one) to another animal, plant, or inanimate object.
Example sentencesExamples - It may involve mimicry, he said, as dolphins are unsurpassed in imitative abilities among nonhuman animals.
- We don't find Mount Rushmores in biology, we find phenomena such as mimicry and camouflage.
- So far, no cases of scent mimicry have been reported for food-deceptive species although it occurs in cases of sexual mimicry.
- In the book, al-Jahiz discusses animal mimicry - noting that certain parasites adapt to the color of their host.
- Across the genus as a whole, the evolution of mimicry seems to be associated with increased rates of species diversification.
Definition of mimicry in US English: mimicrynounˈmɪməkriˈmiməkrē 1The action or art of imitating someone or something, typically in order to entertain or ridicule. the word was spoken with gently teasing mimicry a playful mimicry of the techniques of realist writers Example sentencesExamples - No other kind of entertainment programmes such as mimicry and ganamela could be conducted along with the magic show, due to the props.
- She discovered the gift of mimicry by studying people in the street and doing impressions of them through the window of their house or performing sketches for her mother.
- They negotiate the dicey line between mimicry and mockery partly by dint of fascination with details.
- Skitcom performers, especially those with skills at mimicry, typically disappear into their roles.
- Foxx can be subtle and funny here, but his performance often feels like a rather hollow if impressive feat of mimicry.
- The technique they use to construct the documentary seems to me to be a loving reference to your work, rather than mimicry or a take-off.
- It's also true that friends and colleagues in the workplace are sometimes very supportive of people with disabilities, but that fades in the face of mimicry and mockery.
- Regular Jelly Bellys are known for their impressive mimicry of the flavors of other foods, but they don't get any weirder than buttered popcorn or jalapeño.
- In his show he exploited a talent for mimicry that manifested itself in a Moira Anderson imitation when he was seven, and then in wicked parodies of his teachers.
- Nagesh compèred the show and kept the audience entertained with his mimicry.
- Nevertheless, one must consider who shot these images and allowed such an open, playful, form of mimicry.
- From rain dances to bhangra, skits to mimicry, the employees rewrote office entertainment rules.
- So there's some product mimicry, but real mimicry is impossible.
- All art is but facsimile of nature and the art of imitating someone or something classically in order to entertain is mimicry.
- Mani's mimicry skills were discovered by the late Fr. Abel of Kalabhavan.
- Parody is mimicry in the service of ridicule; it implies anxiety.
- In one sense, radio was indeed an impersonal medium for him - he prided himself on his skills of mimicry and his way with accents.
- Actually blinded by prosthetics, he walks the fine line between acting and mimicry, giving a performance that is neither stifled by imitation, nor unconvincing.
- Monomane takes imitation through mimicry and beyond to caricature with comic effect.
- Hoffman duplicates Capote's unusual voice and mannerisms with remarkable skill, but the performance is much more than mimicry.
Synonyms imitation, imitating, impersonation, take-off, impression, copying, aping, caricature, mockery, parody, satire, lampoon, burlesque - 1.1Biology The close external resemblance of an animal or plant (or part of one) to another animal, plant, or inanimate object.
See also Batesian mimicry, Müllerian mimicry Example sentencesExamples - In the book, al-Jahiz discusses animal mimicry - noting that certain parasites adapt to the color of their host.
- Across the genus as a whole, the evolution of mimicry seems to be associated with increased rates of species diversification.
- It may involve mimicry, he said, as dolphins are unsurpassed in imitative abilities among nonhuman animals.
- So far, no cases of scent mimicry have been reported for food-deceptive species although it occurs in cases of sexual mimicry.
- We don't find Mount Rushmores in biology, we find phenomena such as mimicry and camouflage.
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