Open Dictionary
Join now
mouse here to listen, click to choose/add more
Location: USA
Source: Learn That Word
Profile URL: www.learnthat.org
play again like it has problem

Are you a native English speaker? How do you pronounce this word?

Thank you for contributing!
upload mp3 file or record now it's easy, promised!

{%type%} Definitions

WordNet 3.0Copyright Princeton University
{%wordnet%}
Definitions.net
{%definitions_com%}

Videos

Click here to upload you own video for this word!
Short "hint"

n. - The imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature; The representation of another person's words in a speech; Any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease.

edit
Usage examples (35)
  • I sometimes wonder if mimesis is really about how closely a work of art imitates life at all.
  • Where mimesis is breached and the figurative function of the semiotic milieu foregrounded, the result may be a radical schism from reality.
  • Top Picks Stockholm Art Western art has many traditions but none quite so strong as that invoked by the Greek term mimesis, or "representation."
  • Her version of mimesis is strong enough for virtual worldmaking: it is a repeatable method for stimulating in the body an image that responds to the content of a...
...click for more
Tutoring comment


Tutoring comment not yet available...

add more
wordnik merriam-webster
The Open Dictionary of English is a collaborative project, based on Open Source materials, LearnThat resources, and partner APIs.
We give special thanks to our LearnThat volunteers, as well as Princeton University and Wiktionary for their Open Source word data. We're also grateful for the support given by Google, Wordnik.com, Dictionary.com, Stands4.com and YouTube, OEDILF.com, Kylescholz.com, Best-Practice.com, Forvo.com, as well as the generous Creative Commons community.

LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us or click here for instant support.

Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.