imitation vs echo

echo vs imitation

imitation and echo both are nouns.

imitation is an adjective but echo is not an adjective.

imitation is not a verb while echo is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imitation	Yes	Yes	No	No
echo	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, echo is a hyponym of imitation; that is, echo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than imitation:

imitation: copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
echo: an imitation or repetition

Other hyponyms of imitation include emulation, mimicry, Byronism.

imitation (noun)	echo (noun)
copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else	an imitation or repetition
something copied or derived from an original	the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations	a reflected television or radio or radar beam
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect	a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
	a reply that repeats what has just been said

imitation (adjective)	echo (adjective)
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

imitation (verb)	echo (verb)
	to say again or imitate
	ring or echo with sound
	bring to mind

Difference between imitation and echo

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