NOUN | person | mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist | an actor who communicates / communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression |
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act | mime, pantomime, dumb show | a performance using gestures and body movements without words | |
VERB | creation | mime, mimic | imitate (a person or manner) , especially for satirical effect |
creation | mime, pantomime | act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only |
Sounds | may'm | |
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Rhymes | Anaheim ... wintertime: 52 rhymes with aym... |
Meaning | An actor who communicates / communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression. | |
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Synonyms | mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist | |
Instances | Marceau, Marcel Marceau | French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923) |
Broader | actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player | A theatrical performer |
Spanish | mimer, mimo, pantomimer, pantomimo | |
Catalan | mimer, mim, pantomim | |
Verbs | mime | imitate (a person or manner) , especially for satirical effect |
Meaning | A performance using gestures and body movements without words. | |
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Synonyms | pantomime, dumb show | |
Narrower | panto | An abbreviation of pantomime |
Broader | acting, playing, playacting, performing | The performance of a part or role in a drama |
Spanish | mímica, pantomima | |
Catalan | mímica, pantomima | |
Adjectives | mimic | constituting an imitation |
Verbs | mime | act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only |
Meaning | imitate (a person or manner) , especially for satirical effect. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | mimic | |
Broader | imitate, copy, simulate | Reproduce someone's behavior or looks |
Spanish | mimar, remedar | |
Catalan | mimar | |
Nouns | mime | an actor who communicates / communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression |
Meaning | act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "The acting students mimed eating an apple" | |
Synonym | pantomime | |
Broader | act, play, roleplay, playact | Perform on a stage or theater |
Spanish | mimar | |
Nouns | mime | a performance using gestures and body movements without words |
mimer | an actor who communicates / communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression |
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