Mime Definition
mime
See also MIME, and mimé
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English
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Via Latin mimus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mimos, “imitator, actor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mime (plural mimes)
- 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
Related terms
Verb
mime (third-person singular simple present mimes, present participle miming, simple past and past participle mimed)
- To mimic.
- To act without words.
- To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use sound.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:imitate
See also
French
Verb
mime
- first-person singular present indicative of mimer
- third-person singular present indicative of mimer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of mimer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of mimer
- second-person singular imperative of mimer
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
mīme
- vocative singular of mīmus
Portuguese
Verb
mime (infinitive: mimir)
- Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of verb mimir.
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of verb mimir.
Spanish
Verb
mime (infinitive mimar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of mimar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mimar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mimar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of mimar.
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