Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mimicry

/ˈmɪm.ɪ.kɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: mimicry
IPA: /ˈmɪm.ɪ.kɹi/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance, characteristics, or behavior of someone or something else.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They say that mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery, but I still think I'm being mocked when he acts just like me."
"When animal mimicry goes really wrong they don't just look like something that a predator would ignore, they look like lunch."

Etymology

From mimic + -ry.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mimic

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɪm.ɪ.kɹi/
British English: /ˈmɪm.ɪ.kɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mimicries (plural) mimickry (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

automimicry biomimicry glycomimicry osteomimicry peptidomimicry phagomimicry phosphomimicry theriomimicry

Phrases

aggressive mimicry ant mimicry auto-mimicry Batesian mimicry mimicry plant Müllerian mimicry Pouyannian mimicry sexual mimicry

Frequently Paired Words

crypsis imitation

Synonyms

apery

Rhymes With

gimmickry

Questions

How do you pronounce mimicry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪm.ɪ.kɹi/.
What does mimicry mean?: An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance, characteristics, or behavior of someone or something else.
Where does mimicry come from?: From mimic + -ry.

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