mime
/maɪm/ · noun
Meaning
- A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- A pantomime actor.
- A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.
- A performer of such a farce.
- A person who mimics others in a comical manner.
- Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Chilasa or Papilio, that mimic other species in appearance.
- A unit of imitation in the theory of symbiosism.
- To mimic.
- To act without words.
- To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
- Acronym of Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (“an Internet standard that extends the formatting and content capabilities of email”).
Etymology / origin
Possibly from Middle English *mime, from Old English mīma (“a buffoon, jester, mime”), from Latin mimus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”), but more likely re-borrowed in modern times from French mime (“mimic actor”), from the same source.
- mime(French)→
- μῖμος(Ancient Greek)→
- mimus(Latin)→
- mīma(ang)→
- *mime(enm)→
- mime (English)
- Relations: inh, inh, der, der, bor
Related words
Descendant words
- 咪嘴(Chinese) (der)
- mim(Cornish) (bor)
- mimo(Esperanto) (der)
- マイム(Japanese) (bor)
- 마임(Korean) (bor)
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