mime

See also MIME, and mimé

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

Via Latin mimus from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mimos, “imitator, actor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /maɪm/
• Rhymes: -aɪm

Noun

mime (plural mimes)

1. A form of acting without words; pantomime
2. A pantomime actor
3. A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce
4. A performer of such a farce
5. A person who mimics others in a comical manner

Related terms

• pantomime

Translations

pantomime

Czech: pantomima (cs) f.

a pantomime actor

Czech: mim (cs) m.

Verb

mime (third-person singular simple present mimes, present participle miming, simple past and past participle mimed)

1. To mimic.
2. To act without words.
3. To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use sound.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:imitate

See also

• lip-synch

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French

Verb

mime

1. first-person singular present indicative of mimer
2. third-person singular present indicative of mimer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of mimer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of mimer
5. second-person singular imperative of mimer

Anagrams

• emmi

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Latin

Noun

mīme

1. vocative singular of mīmus

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Portuguese

Verb

mime (infinitive: mimir)

1. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of verb mimir.
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of verb mimir.

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Spanish

Verb

mime (infinitive mimar)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of mimar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mimar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mimar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of mimar.