Antonyms for imitative
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : im-i-tey-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm ɪˌteɪ tɪv |
Definition of imitative
Origin :- 1580s, probably from imitate + -ive; or else from Middle French imitatif, from Late Latin imitativus, from imitat-, stem of imitari.
- adj simulated, unoriginal
- The imitative artist will be in a brilliant state of intelligence about his own creations?
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- The imitative art is an inferior who marries an inferior, and has inferior offspring.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- This is why he uses the letter iota as imitative of motion, ienai, iesthai.
- Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
- But music, like all art, must be truly imitative, and imitative of what is true and good.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- True to her imitative instincts, Audrey could be frank with the frank.
- Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
- And still more unsuited is sculpture, the most imitative and objective of all the arts.
- Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
- The only predominant characteristic that we know is their imitative power.
- Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
- This masterpiece of imitative music is contained in a single recitative.
- Extract from : « The Standard Oratorios » by George P. Upton
- Besides this there are many forms of animal play which are not imitative at all.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Mind » by James Mark Baldwin
- In order to be social he must be imitative, imitative, imitative.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Mind » by James Mark Baldwin
Synonyms for imitative
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