imitation

adj 1: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine

article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic

fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with

imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated aligator

hide" [syn: {fake}, {false}, {faux}, {simulated}]

2: artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "coffee

substitute" [syn: {ersatz}, {substitute(p)}]

n 1: the doctrine that representations of nature or human

behavior should be accurate imitations [ant: {formalism}]

2: a copy that is presented as the original [syn: {counterfeit},

{forgery}]

3: the act of imitating

4: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic

effect [syn: {caricature}, {impersonation}]