Mime

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A form of ancient Greek and Roman theatrical entertainment in which familiar characters and situations were farcically portrayed on stage, often with coarse dialogue and ludicrous actions.
  • noun. A performance of or dialogue for such an entertainment.
  • noun. A performer in a mime.
  • noun. A modern performer who specializes in comic mimicry.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The art of portraying characters and acting out situations or a narrative by gestures and body movement without the use of words; pantomime.
  • noun. A performance of pantomime.
  • noun. An actor or actress skilled in pantomime.
  • intransitive verb. To ridicule by imitation; mimic.
  • intransitive verb. To act out with gestures and body movement.
  • intransitive verb. To act as a mimic.
  • intransitive verb. To portray characters and situations by gesture and body movement.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To mimic, or play the buffoon; act in a mime.
  • noun. An imitator; one skilled in mimicry; a mimic; specifically, a mimic actor; a performer in the ancient farces or burlesques called mimes.
  • noun. A dramatic entertainment among the ancient Greeks of Sicily and southern Italy and the Romans, consisting generally of farcical mimicry of real events and persons.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To mimic.
  • noun. A kind of drama in which real persons and events were generally represented in a ridiculous manner; an ancient Greek or Roman form of farce.
  • noun. An actor in such representations.
  • noun. The art of representing actions, events, situations, or stories solely by gestures and body movements, without speaking; pantomime{3}.
  • noun. An actor who performs or specializes in mime{3}; an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression; a pantomime{2}; a pantomimist; a mimer.
  • noun. A mimic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A form of acting without words; pantomime
  • noun. A pantomime actor
  • noun. A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce
  • noun. A performer of such a farce
  • noun. A person who mimics others in a comical manner
  • verb. To mimic.
  • verb. To act without words.
  • verb. To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use sound.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
  • noun. a performance using gestures and body movements without words
  • verb. imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
  • noun. an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
  • Word Usage
    "I support any mime related violence so long as the mime is being injured."
    cross-reference
    lip-synch  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    act  copy  imitate  play  playact  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dime  Grime  Lyme  Time  anticrime  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Roscius  Thalia  act  act  act a part  
    verb-form
    mimed  mimes  miming