marked by or given to imitation; acting is an imitative art; man is an imitative being'

(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises; it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term- Harry Hoijer

[ Syn: echoic , onomatopoeic , onomatopoeical , onomatopoetic ]

not genuine; imitating something superior; counterfeit emotion; counterfeit money; counterfeit works of art; a counterfeit prince

[ Syn: counterfeit ]