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mimesis

/mɪˈmiːsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
mime-sis
IPA
/mɪˈmiːsɪs/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Mimicry.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The appearance of symptoms of a disease not actually present.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The rhetorical pedagogy of imitation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The imitation of another's gestures, pronunciation, or utterance.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις (mī́mēsis), from μιμεῖσθαι (mimeîsthai, “to imitate”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “a mime”). By surface analysis, mime + -esis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mimeses (plural)

Derived Forms

andromimesis biomimesis ethnomimesis gynemimesis mimeography mimetic mimicry neuromimesis psychotomimesis thanatomimesis

Frequently Paired Words

meme memetic

Rhymes With

thesis csis kinesis cytokinesis diuresis arthrodesis diaphoresis diegesis pleurodesis schesis tmesis cryokinesis

Questions

How do you pronounce mimesis?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪˈmiːsɪs/.
What does mimesis mean?
The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
Where does mimesis come from?
From Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις (mī́mēsis), from μιμεῖσθαι (mimeîsthai, “to imitate”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “a mime”). By surface analysis, mime + -esis.

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