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mime

noun
/maɪm/

Etymology

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.

  1. borrowed from mime — “mimic actor”
  2. derived from μῖμος — “imitator, actor”
  3. derived from mimus
  4. inherited from mīma — “a buffoon, jester, mime”
  5. inherited from *mime✻

Definitions

  1. A form of acting without words

    A form of acting without words; pantomime.

  2. A pantomime actor.

  3. A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.

    • The mimes were packed with lascivious gestures and movements, and usually presented erotic scenes, on occasion farcically treated.
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    1. A performer of such a farce.

    2. A person who mimics others in a comical manner.

    3. Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Chilasa or Papilio, that mimic other…

      Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Chilasa or Papilio, that mimic other species in appearance.

    4. A unit of imitation in the theory of symbiosism.

    5. To mimic.

    6. To act without words.

    7. To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.

      • In this game, you're given a word, which you have to mime to the others in the group.

    8. Acronym of Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (“an Internet standard that extends the…

      Acronym of Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (“an Internet standard that extends the formatting and content capabilities of email”).

The neighborhood

Derived

meme, mimable, mimelike, mimester, mimographer, phenomime, phonomime, psychomime

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mime. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA