mime
A form of acting without wordsA form of acting without words; pantomime.
» Tom moonlights as a street mime.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)A form of acting without words; pantomime.
пантоми́маpantomíma
a performance using gestures and body movements without words
(countable, uncountable)A pantomime actor.
мимmim
(countable, uncountable)A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.
(countable, uncountable)A performer of such a farce.
(countable, uncountable)A person who mimics others in a comical manner.
(countable, uncountable)Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Chilasa or Papilio, that mimic other species in appearance.
(countable, uncountable)A unit of imitation in the theory of symbiosism.
Examples
12 sentencesTom moonlights as a street mime.
The mime's buffoonery entertained passers-by.
The mime-artist doesn't speak, only mimes.
Tom is miming Mary.
deTom ist dabei, Mary nachzuahmen. — Tamy
Tom is a mime.
ruТом - мим. — marafon
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Possibly from Middle English mime, from Old English mīma (“a buffoon, jester, mime”), fromPossibly 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.
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Forms
plural: mimesSynonyms
6 synonyms- a performance using gestures and body movements without words:pantomimedumb show
- an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression:mimermummerpantomimerpantomimist
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable