Definition of SIMULACRUM

simulacrum

Plural: simulacra, simulacrums

Noun

  • an insubstantial or vague semblance
  • a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
  • A physical image or representation of a deity, person, or thing.
  • A thing which has the appearance or form of another thing, but not its true qualities; a thing which simulates another thing; an imitation, a semblance.

Examples

  • a simulacrum of a New York studio apartment

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin simulācrum (“image, likeness”), from simulāre + -crum (a variant of -culum, from Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, a suffix forming instrument nouns). Simulāre is the present active infinitive of simulō (“to represent, simulate”) from similis (“similar (to)”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one; together”).

Scrabble Score: 16

simulacrum: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
simulacrum: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
simulacrum: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

simulacrum: valid Words With Friends Word