mime

CEFRC1

/maɪm/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Acting without speaking, using movements and facial expressions.

  2. 02

    verb

    To pretend to perform or say something without making sound.

Examples

  • I cannot mime Ken in presence of the teacher.

  • I like to mime President Bush.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /miːm/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.

  2. A pantomime actor.

  3. A form of acting without words; pantomime.

More examples

In context

  • In this game, you're given a word, which you have to mime to the others in the group.

  • The mimes were packed with lascivious gestures and movements, and usually presented erotic scenes, on occasion farcically treated.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank on the silent stage entertained the audience without making any sound.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.