Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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imitation | Yes | Yes | No | No |
artificial | No | Yes | No | No |
imitation (noun) | artificial (noun) |
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copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else | |
something copied or derived from an original | |
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations | |
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect |
imitation (adjective) | artificial (adjective) |
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not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article | contrived by art rather than nature |
artificially formal | |
not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes |