mimetic
/mɪˈmɛtɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
noun
A substance with similar pharmacological effects as another substance or as a lifestyle intervention such as diet or exercise.
Example Sentences
- "No enthusiasm recalled by mimetic art could hold poise with the intensity of the actual exultation of the Athenians on that day when they saw the Persian fleet hacked to pieces in the narrow strait."
- "This is a planned city, built wholesale from scratch, and coloured with a mimetic sense of humour. Lusail has a replica Place Vendôme. Lusail has a fake Beverly Hills (still under construction)."
- "caloric restriction mimetic"
- "exercise mimetic"
- "serotonin mimetic"
Etymology
From Latin mīmēticus or its etymon Ancient Greek μῑμητικός (mīmētikós, “imitative”). By surface analysis, mime + -etic.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: mīmēticus, μῑμητικός
Inflected Forms
more mimetic (comparative)
most mimetic (superlative)
mimetick (alternative, obsolete)
mimetics (plural)