mimetically
In imitative fashion
In a way that involves imitation or mimicry.
The term appears in discussions of art, biology, and learning—anywhere one thing copies or represents another: The child mimetically reproduced her mother's gestures, species that mimetically resemble toxic insects to deter predators.
Identical reproduction made
- emulateCopy with aspiration
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- echoReflected sound wave
- apeTailless higher primate
parrot · replicate · simulate · impersonate · copycat · mirroring · reenact · pantomime
Concealment through visual blending
- crypticObscure in meaning
- protective colorationConcealing pigmentation for survival
- warning colorationConspicuous hues signaling unpalatability
- deceiveCause false belief
predator · prey · viceroy · monarch · orchid · cuttlefish · chameleon · octopus
Shared online humor
- memeticOf transmissible cultural units
- viralSpreading quickly online
- spreadTo distribute widely
- transmitTo send onward
replicate · contagion · Dawkins · replicator · propagate · copy · trend · influence
Communicative body movement
- gesticulateCommunicate through body movements
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
- enactPass into law
- demonstrateShow or prove something
act out · body language · nonverbal · physicalize · expressively · dramatize · signal · motion
copy
Identical reproduction made
ape · parrot · replicate · simulate · impersonate · copycat · mirroring · reenact · pantomime · reproduce
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
- crypticObscure in meaning
- protective colorationConcealing pigmentation for survival
- warning colorationConspicuous hues signaling unpalatability
deceive · predator · prey · viceroy · monarch · orchid · cuttlefish · chameleon · octopus · adaptation
meme
Shared online humor
transmit · replicate · contagion · Dawkins · replicator · propagate · copy · trend · influence · social learning
gesture
Communicative body movement
- gesticulateCommunicate through body movements
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
- enactPass into law
demonstrate · act out · body language · nonverbal · physicalize · expressively · dramatize · signal · motion · signing
mimeticallyoriginally
From the start
creatively · innovatively · inventively · independently · spontaneously
mimeticallyabstractly
In conceptual terms
symbolically · conceptually · figuratively · schematically · diagrammatically
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