Definition of Imitative

Adjective: imitative 'i-mu,tey-tiv [N. Amer], i-mi-tu-tiv [Brit]

Marked by or given to imitation
"acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being"
(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
"onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises";
- echoic, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic
Not genuine; imitating something superior
"imitative emotion";
- counterfeit