Definition of imitative
- a. - Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating;
exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or
model; dependent on example; not original; as, man is an imitative
being; painting is an imitative art.
- a. - Formed after a model, pattern, or original.
- a. - Designed to imitate another species of animal, or a
plant, or inanimate object, for some useful purpose, such as protection
from enemies; having resamblance to something else; as, imitative
colors; imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of minerals
are imitative.
- n. - A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance.