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PRONUNCIATION OF IMITATIVENESS

imitativeness  [ˈɪmɪtətɪvnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMITATIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Imitativeness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IMITATIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of imitativeness in the English dictionary

The definition of imitativeness in the dictionary is the quality of being imitative.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMITATIVENESS


accumulativeness
əˈkjuːmjʊlətɪvnəs
appreciativeness
əˈpriːʃətɪvnəs
argumentativeness
ˌɑːɡjʊˈmentətɪvnəs
authoritativeness
ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪvnəs
conservativeness
kənˈsɜːvətɪvnəs
contemplativeness
kənˈtemplətɪvnəs
cooperativeness
kəʊˈɒpərətɪvnəs
decorativeness
ˈdɛk ərətɪvnəs
imperativeness
ɪmˈpɛrətɪvnəs
informativeness
ɪnˈfɔːmətɪvnəs
innovativeness
ˈɪnəvətɪvnəs
inoperativeness
ɪnˈɒpərətɪvnəs
meditativeness
ˈmɛdɪtətɪvnəs
negativeness
ˈnɛɡətɪvnəs
operativeness
ˈɒpərətɪvnəs
penetrativeness
ˈpenɪtrətɪvnəs
speculativeness
ˈspɛkjʊlətɪvnəs
superlativeness
suːˈpɜːlətɪvnəs
tentativeness
ˈtɛntətɪvnəs
uncommunicativeness
ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪvnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMITATIVENESS

imidazole
imide
imidic
iminazole
imine
iminourea
imipramine
imitability
imitable
imitableness
imitate
imitation
imitational
imitative
imitatively
imitator
immaculacy
immaculate
Immaculate Conception
immaculately

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMITATIVENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of imitativeness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «imitativeness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMITATIVENESS

Find out the translation of imitativeness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of imitativeness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «imitativeness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

imitativeness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imitatividad
570 millions of speakers

English

imitativeness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

imitativeness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

imitativeness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подражательность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imitativeness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

imitativeness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imitation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Imitasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachahmungs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

imitativeness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

imitativeness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Imitativeness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

imitativeness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

imitativeness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनुकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

imitativeness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imitativeness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

epigonizmu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наслідуваність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imitativeness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μιμητισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

imitativeness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

imitativeness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

imitativeness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of imitativeness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMITATIVENESS»

The term «imitativeness» is used very little and occupies the 189.226 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMITATIVENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «imitativeness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «imitativeness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about imitativeness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMITATIVENESS»

Discover the use of imitativeness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to imitativeness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A New System of Phrenology
the human brain, I found that the furrow which separates Kindness from Imitativeness, is very shallow, being not more than half an inch deep; whereas the furrow between Credenciveness and Imitativeness is more than an inch and a half.
James Stanley Grimes, 1839
2
Radicalism and Cultural Dislocation in Ethiopia, 1960-1974
Imitativeness. and. Elitism. In evaluating the link that Forrest D. Colburn establishes between the radicalism of third world educated elites and the impact of the radical discourse prevailing in Western universities in the sixties and seventies, we ...
Messay Kebede, 2008
3
The Christian Parlor Magazine
x AT u a A L i s T . SELF-IMITATIVENESS OP NATURE. SELF-IMITATIVENESS OF NATURE. THERE'S LIGHT BEHIND THE. TDE diversity of form and aspect in the objects of nature boa long been the theme of writers, and the wonder of every  ...
‎1850
4
New Directions in Copyright Law
The criteria for determining the existence of intellectual property may be summarised and understood more broadly by what may be referred to as ' origination' and 'in-imitativeness', in addition to aspects of protection and enforcement relating ...
Fiona Macmillan, Kathy Bowrey
5
Elements of Mental Philosophy, embracing the two department ...
pose it to be nothing more than the action of those other principles, which are known and admitted to be implanted, stimulated into increased activity by the principle of Imitativeness. That imitativeness is an original tendency of the human mind ...
Thomas C. Upham, 1841
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Science and technology of glazing systems embracing the two ...
pose it to be nothing more than the action of those other principles, which are known and admitted to be implanted, stimulated into increased activity by the principle of Imitativeness. That imitativeness is an original tendency of the human mind ...
Thomas Cogswell Upham, 1841
7
The Principles of Psychology (Volume 2 of 2)
These are: first, the great natural loquacity; and, second, the great imitativeness of man. The first produces the original reflex interactional sign; the second (as Bleek has well shown) fixes it, stamps it, attends by multiplying the number of ...
William James, 2011
8
The Genius of Democracy: Fictions of Gender and Citizenship ...
Culture in this view consists of sudden leaps rather than continuities, and these leaps establish racial property. The accusation of imitativeness was leveled against women across races as well, but to a very different effect. In both instances the ...
Victoria Olwell, 2011
9
James William The Principles of Psychology Vol. II:
These are: first, the great natural loquacity; and, second, the great imitativeness of man. The first produces the original reflex interactional sign; the second (as Bleek has well shown) fixes it, stamps it, attends by multiplying the number of ...
James William
10
Music and Its Secret Influence: Throughout the Ages
Thus, apart from its emotional content, Handel's music was preeminently formal in character, consequently itwas formal in effect.If,however, wecombine itsemotional qualities with its formalism, andto repetitionandmusical imitativeness  ...
Cyril Scott, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMITATIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term imitativeness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lesley Chamberlain on Russia's Revolutions
... Russian backwardness and imitativeness. Eurasianism's rethinking of Russia's achievement would underscore its uniqueness and strength. «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
2
'Heinous crime': Japanese man gets 2-year jail term for making 3D …
There was an extremely high imitativeness to his acts, which were heinous," Asahi Shimbun cites Judge Koji Inaba, who presided over the case ... «RT, Oct 14»
3
Wired for Good and Evil
... and therefore interesting claims Pagel makes is that what really separates human beings from other species is our imitativeness as opposed ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Apr 14»
4
“Get Lucky”: Rick Moody and Dean Wareham debate Daft Punk …
For me, the appearance of Pharrell Williams, a singer of almost no interest at all, is a sign of this imitativeness. Anyone, with the right Rolodex, ... «Salon, Mar 14»
5
From the archive, 24 December 1925: Santa Claus and Christmas …
Make-belief exercises the instinct for imitativeness, and this instinct, freely indulged, can put the sense of reality under a potent enough ... «The Guardian, Dec 13»
6
Ethiopia's Fragmented Elites: Origins and Syndromes By Messay …
The weakening of the common culture lessens unity while the paradigm of modernity values imitativeness by advocating the rejection of ... «Cyber Ethiopia, Jul 13»
7
Ethiopia's Fragmented Elites: Origins and Syndromes
The weakening of the common culture lessens unity while the paradigm of modernity values imitativeness by advocating the rejection of ... «Nazret.com, Jul 13»
8
HOME TRUTHS FROM MILES AWAY
... calling bureaucrats “babus” and saris and salwar-kameez sets “ethnic” is part of the same uninformed but disgusting servile imitativeness. «Calcutta Telegraph, Apr 13»
9
Democracy as distraction
We the people inhabit a withering national landscape of crass consumption, incessant imitativeness, and dreary profanity. Bored by the banality ... «OUPblog, Jun 12»
10
From The Martian Desk
"The imitativeness of our early years makes us acquire the passions of our parents, even when these passions poison our lives." —Stendhal ... «Swans, Jan 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Imitativeness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/imitativeness>. Apr 2024 ».
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