Sobriety vs Mimic - What's the difference?
sobriety | mimic |
The quality or state of being sober.
The quality or state of not being intoxicated.
The quality or state of being grave or earnestly thoughtful.
The state or quality of being unhurried; a state of calm.
A state of moderation or seriousness.
A state of modest in color or style.
Soundness of judgement.
To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
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(biology) To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.
Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.
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Mock, pretended.
(mineralogy) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.
As nouns the difference between sobriety and mimic
is that sobriety is the quality or state of being sober while mimic is a person who practices mimicry, or mime.As a verb mimic is
to imitate, especially in order to ridicule.As an adjective mimic is
pertaining to mimicry; imitative.sobriety
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Noun
(-)Synonyms
* (quality or state of not being intoxicated) soberness; see alsoAntonyms
* (quality or state of not being intoxicated) drunkenness, intoxication; see alsoDerived terms
* (l)External links
* (wikipedia "sobriety")mimic
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Alternative forms
* mimickVerb
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Synonyms
* See alsoAdjective
(en adjective)- I think every man is cloied and wearied, with seeing so many apish and mimicke trickes, that juglers teach their Dogges, as the dances, where they misse not one cadence of the sounds or notes they heare.
- Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes / To imitate her.
- Mimic hootings.