Mime

Word MIME
Character 4
Hyphenation mime
Pronunciations /maɪm/

Definitions and meanings of "Mime"

What do we mean by mime?

A form of ancient Greek and Roman theatrical entertainment in which familiar characters and situations were farcically portrayed on stage, often with coarse dialogue and ludicrous actions. noun

A performance of or dialogue for such an entertainment. noun

A performer in a mime. noun

A modern performer who specializes in comic mimicry. noun

The art of portraying characters and acting out situations or a narrative by gestures and body movement without the use of words; pantomime. noun

A performance of pantomime. noun

An actor or actress skilled in pantomime. noun

To ridicule by imitation; mimic. intransitive verb

To act out with gestures and body movement. intransitive verb

To act as a mimic. intransitive verb

To portray characters and situations by gesture and body movement. intransitive verb

An imitator; one skilled in mimicry; a mimic; specifically, a mimic actor; a performer in the ancient farces or burlesques called mimes. noun

A dramatic entertainment among the ancient Greeks of Sicily and southern Italy and the Romans, consisting generally of farcical mimicry of real events and persons. noun

To mimic, or play the buffoon; act in a mime.

A kind of drama in which real persons and events were generally represented in a ridiculous manner; an ancient Greek or Roman form of farce. noun

An actor in such representations. noun

The art of representing actions, events, situations, or stories solely by gestures and body movements, without speaking; pantomime{3}. noun

An actor who performs or specializes in mime{3}; an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression; a pantomime{2}; a pantomimist; a mimer. noun

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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Mime

The word "mime" in example sentences

I support any mime related violence so long as the mime is being injured. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hoodathunk (sponsored by the Church of Holy Beer) says: actually, I meant to say ‘A mime is a terrible thing to face’. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For a while, Crazy Eddie sponsored the movies and one year, the announcer did a commercial in mime, wearing a Godzilla mask and claws. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In addition to his acting career, Jean is a professional choreographer and dancer, with special interests in mime, movement, comedia del arte, and ballet. ❋ Unknown (2002)

I raised the subject of air-cricket – cricket you play in mime form, often using a bat-like object, and perhaps making a "clonk" noise as you dispatch an imaginary ball – on the Guardian's over-by-over commentary recently and was swamped with stories: the man who performed a lofted drive with his rolled degree certificate at his graduation and sent it sailing into the audience; the Russian wedding almost ruined by a display of aggressive umbrella air-batsmanship; the hospital-ward practice of playing air-cricket with a drip stand. ❋ Barney Ronay (2010)

I can’t wait for the day the Pals start showing up at the Knesset in mime gear. anon says: ❋ Unknown (2010)

A mime is a terrible thing to waste, both in its theoretical and theatrical forms. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The priest reads the story as the participants act the proceedings out in mime. ❋ Unknown (1996)

The mime was a farce of popular morals, particularly of the lower classes; it was a portrayal of the dregs of society in their comic aspects. ❋ ��mile Faguet (1881)

True to form, the required response from a WNEP DADA, if referred to as a mime or clown is to bark back "We are not MIMES!" with disgust at the suggestion and Cynthia (as DADA Cringe) went absolutely apoplectic in her insistence. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A kind of mime act of being inside a box, palm to face. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(Doesn't even know how to "mime" the appropriate human reactions.) ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the 1980s he became a class organizer of clowns, a kind of mime apparatchik, arranging mime parades, mime master classes and street theaters. ❋ Unknown (2009)

$this - > height = $this - > image_info [1]; if (! empty ($this - > image_info [ 'mime'])) $this - > mimetype = $this - > image_info [ 'mime']; ❋ Unknown (2010)

Butters frowned down at the chalk and said, "Is this … some kind of mime training? ❋ Butcher, Jim (2005)

Our good friends speak a little English but the conversations tends to be in Spanish and I nod a lot and mime well. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Equal to Pita's imagination is that of director designer Victoria Thiérrée Chaplin, whose latest work, Murmurs pictured right, Queen Elizabeth Hall, SE1, to 2 Jan, creates a fantasy world for her expressive, shape-shifting daughter, the mime artist Aurelia Thiérrée. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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