mime
Plural: mimes
Noun
- an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
- a performance using gestures and body movements without words
- A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- A pantomime actor.
- A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.
- A performer of such a farce.
- A person who mimics others in a comical manner.
- Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Chilasa or Papilio, that mimic other species in appearance.
- A unit of imitation in the theory of symbiosism.
Verb
Verb Forms: mimed, miming, mimes
- To act out or express silently using gestures and facial expressions.
- imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
- act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
- "The acting students mimed eating an apple"
- To mimic.
- To act without words.
- To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
Examples
- He tried to MIME his next play to his teammate, but it just confused everyone.
- In this game, you're given a word, which you have to mime to the others in the group.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
dumb show, mimer, mimic, mummer, pantomime, pantomimer, pantomimist
Scrabble Score: 8
mime: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmime: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mime: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary