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naśladownictwo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • emulation noun A strong wish to match or do better than someone else.
  • imitation noun The act of copying someone or something.
  • mimicry noun The act or ability of copying the appearance, sound or behaviour of someone or something else.
  • takeoff noun The moment a plane, rocket, bird, or jumper leaves the ground and becomes airborne.

Senses

naśladownictwo is used for these senses in English:

  • emulation The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
  • imitation The act of imitating.
  • mimicry An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance, characteristics, or behavior of someone or something else.
  • takeoff A parody or lampoon of someone or something.

emulation — full definition

  1. noun A strong wish to match or do better than someone else.
  2. noun Envious rivalry; jealousy; contention driven by envy.
  3. noun (computing) The running of software made for one system on a different system that copies how the original behaves.

imitation — full definition

  1. noun The act of copying someone or something.
  2. noun A copy or fake version of something genuine.
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