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ism vs imitation

imitation vs ism

ism and imitation both are nouns.

ism is not an adjective while imitation is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ism Yes No No No
imitation Yes Yes No No
As nouns, imitation is a hyponym of ism; that is, imitation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ism:
  • ism: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  • imitation: the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
ism (noun) imitation (noun)
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school 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
ism (adjective) imitation (adjective)
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
Difference between ism and imitation

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