imitation vs ism

ism vs imitation

imitation and ism both are nouns.

imitation is an adjective but ism is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, ism is a hypernym of imitation; that is, ism is a word with a broader meaning than imitation:

imitation: the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
ism: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

Other hypernyms of imitation include doctrine, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought.

imitation (noun)	ism (noun)
copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else	a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
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)	ism (adjective)
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

Difference between imitation and ism

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