mimes
Wordless street entertainers
Mimes are performers who use gesture and movement rather than speech, typically with exaggerated facial expressions and white face paint.
The art form descends from ancient theatrical traditions.
A mime also refers to the act itself: She studied mime in Paris.
To mime is to perform silently or mouth words without sound: He mimed along to the recording.
Theatrical pale makeup
- stripedHaving contrasting bands
- beretFlat wool cap
- suspendersShoulder straps for trousers
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
greasepaint · makeup · tightfitting · leotard · teardrops · facepaint
Public-space entertainer seeking donations
- pantomimistSilent gestural performer
- entertainerOne who amuses others
- artisteSkilled public entertainer
- troupeTraveling group of performers
whiteface · vaudevillian · impersonator · showman · cabaret · monologist · sketch · act
Lacking spoken content
- soundlessProducing no audible noise
- muteWithout voice or sound
- speechlessUnable to talk
- voicelessHaving no voice
unspoken · noiseless · inaudible · hushed · nonverbal · tacit
Wordless guessing game
- gesticulationExpressive bodily movement
- motioningSignaling through movement
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- wavingSweeping hand gesture
nodding · shrugging · beckoning · emoting · conveying · signaling · nonverbal · posture
Twisted expression of displeasure
- frownDisapproving facial expression
- smirkPleased, superior smile
- scowlAngry facial expression
- grinBroad, toothy smile
pout · sneer · gape · wince · smile · surprise · shock · horror
Satirical imitation
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- impersonationPretending to be another
- apeTailless higher primate
emulate · exaggerate · spoof · lampoon · satirize · sendup · takeoff · burlesque
Indoor flight of steps
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- tug-of-warCompetitive rope-pulling contest
- mirrorworkTextile with embedded reflectors
- weightliftingSport of hoisting barbells
glass wall · escalator · illusion · isolation · counterweight · resistance
whiteface
Theatrical pale makeup
- stripedHaving contrasting bands
- beretFlat wool cap
- suspendersShoulder straps for trousers
gloves · greasepaint · makeup · tightfitting · leotard · teardrops · facepaint
busker
Public-space entertainer seeking donations
- pantomimistSilent gestural performer
- entertainerOne who amuses others
- artisteSkilled public entertainer
troupe · whiteface · vaudevillian · impersonator · showman · cabaret · monologist · sketch · act · routine
wordless
Lacking spoken content
- soundlessProducing no audible noise
- muteWithout voice or sound
- speechlessUnable to talk
voiceless · unspoken · noiseless · inaudible · hushed · nonverbal · tacit
charades
Wordless guessing game
- gesticulationExpressive bodily movement
- motioningSignaling through movement
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
waving · nodding · shrugging · beckoning · emoting · conveying · signaling · nonverbal · posture · stance
grimace
Twisted expression of displeasure
grin · pout · sneer · gape · wince · smile · surprise · shock · horror · delight
parody
Satirical imitation
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- impersonationPretending to be another
ape · emulate · exaggerate · spoof · lampoon · satirize · sendup · takeoff · burlesque · echo
staircase
Indoor flight of steps
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- tug-of-warCompetitive rope-pulling contest
- mirrorworkTextile with embedded reflectors
weightlifting · glass wall · escalator · illusion · isolation · counterweight · resistance
- Hellenistic literatureepigram, idylls, Leonidas, Alexandra, Apollonius
- entertainerssingers, actor, dancers, actress, musicians
- ancient pastimeschariot racing, Olympic Games, discus, javelin, boxing
- entertainers in artactors, dancers, musicians, comedians, circus performers
- entertainment workersentertainers, performers, stagehands, film crew, dancers
- actorsactor, actors, actresses, film actor, actress
mimesoriginators
Those who create first
innovators · creators · inventors · pioneers · improvisers
- mime artistsPerformers using gesture only
- Batesian mimicryHarmless copying harmful appearance
- voice mimicryCopying another's speech
- Müllerian mimicryToxic species resembling each other
- vocal mimicryCopying voices or sounds
- insect mimicryResembling other species defensively
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