"mime" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /maɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mime.wav [Southern-England] Forms: mimes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪm Etymology: Possibly 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*mime}} Middle English *mime, {{inh|en|ang|mīma|t=a buffoon, jester, mime}} Old English mīma (“a buffoon, jester, mime”), {{der|en|la|mimus}} Latin mimus, {{der|en|grc|μῖμος|t=imitator, actor}} Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”), {{bor|en|fr|mime|t=mimic actor}} French mime (“mimic actor”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mime (countable and uncountable, plural mimes)
  1. A form of acting without words; pantomime. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (pantomime): пантомима (pantomima) [feminine] (Bulgarian), pantomima [feminine] (Catalan), 啞劇 (Chinese Mandarin), 哑剧 (yǎjù) (Chinese Mandarin), pantomima [feminine] (Czech), pantomimo (Esperanto), pantomiimi (Finnish), pantomime [feminine] (French), mime [masculine] (French), pantomima [feminine] (Polish), mímica [feminine] (Portuguese), пантоми́ма (pantomíma) [feminine] (Russian), pantomima [feminine] (Spanish), mimo [masculine] (Spanish), pantomim [common-gender] (Swedish), mim [common-gender] (Swedish), ละครใบ้ (Thai)
    Sense id: en-mime-en-noun-Ic3H5YBX Disambiguation of 'pantomime': 51 30 6 6 4 3 0
  2. A pantomime actor. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): People Translations (pantomime actor): বহুরূপী (bohurupi) (Bengali), мим (mim) [masculine] (Bulgarian), mim [masculine] (Czech), mimo (Esperanto), pantomimisto (Esperanto), pantomiimikko (Finnish), mime [masculine] (French), mimo [masculine] (Italian), mim [masculine] (Polish), mimik [masculine] (Polish), pantomimista [masculine] (Polish), mímico [masculine] (Portuguese), мим (mim) [masculine] (Russian), mimo [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), mimare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-mime-en-noun-t6r4YSH4 Disambiguation of People: 0 27 0 17 10 16 0 30 0 0 Disambiguation of 'pantomime actor': 12 68 3 7 5 4 0
  3. A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (classical theatrical entertainment): μῖμος (mîmos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), mímica [feminine] (Catalan), mimiikka (Finnish), mīmus [masculine] (Latin), mim [masculine] (Polish), mimo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mime-en-noun-SPHf6w2C Disambiguation of 'classical theatrical entertainment': 4 9 64 5 9 8 0
  4. A performer of such a farce. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): People Translations (performer of such a farce): miimikko (Finnish), intrattenitore [masculine] (Italian), mimo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mime-en-noun-aMpSDza9 Disambiguation of People: 0 27 0 17 10 16 0 30 0 0 Disambiguation of 'performer of such a farce': 3 10 9 74 3 2 0
  5. A person who mimics others in a comical manner. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (person who mimics others in a comical manner): imitaattori (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mime-en-noun-zS1zo1c2 Disambiguation of 'person who mimics others in a comical manner': 1 6 5 2 80 5 1
  6. Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Chilasa or Papilio, that mimic other species in appearance. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Swallowtails
    Sense id: en-mime-en-noun-QOCuLYIj Disambiguation of People: 0 27 0 17 10 16 0 30 0 0 Disambiguation of Swallowtails: 5 5 4 5 4 49 8 7 7 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 9 5 3 5 41 16 7 3 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 9 6 3 4 43 8 7 4 10
  7. A unit of imitation in the theory of symbiosism. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mime-en-noun-HEGgpVZC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pantomime

Verb

IPA: /maɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mime.wav [Southern-England] Forms: mimes [present, singular, third-person], miming [participle, present], mimed [participle, past], mimed [past]
Rhymes: -aɪm Etymology: Possibly 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*mime}} Middle English *mime, {{inh|en|ang|mīma|t=a buffoon, jester, mime}} Old English mīma (“a buffoon, jester, mime”), {{der|en|la|mimus}} Latin mimus, {{der|en|grc|μῖμος|t=imitator, actor}} Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”), {{bor|en|fr|mime|t=mimic actor}} French mime (“mimic actor”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} mime (third-person singular simple present mimes, present participle miming, simple past and past participle mimed)
  1. To mimic. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-mime-en-verb-SNt-5ayH Disambiguation of People: 0 27 0 17 10 16 0 30 0 0
  2. (intransitive) To act without words. Tags: intransitive Translations (To act without words): whakaari ngū (Maori), mima (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-mime-en-verb-jxyy43jf Disambiguation of 'To act without words': 1 90 9
  3. To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
    Sense id: en-mime-en-verb-F746w4F9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lip-synch

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "mime (third-person singular simple present mimes, present participle miming, simple past and past participle mimed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "lip-synch"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To mimic."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mimic",
          "mimic"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To act without words."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To act without words."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "In this game, you're given a word, which you have to mime to the others in the group.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maɪm/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪm"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mime.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9d/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-mime.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-mime.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9d/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-mime.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-mime.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "To act without words",
      "word": "whakaari ngū"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To act without words",
      "word": "mima"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "mime"
  ],
  "word": "mime"
}

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