imitation

As a noun imitation

is imitation.

As an adjective imitational is

pertaining to, or employed in, imitation.

As nouns the difference between imitation and grottowork

is that imitation is imitation while grottowork is artificial ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto.

As nouns the difference between imitation and imitancy

is that imitation is imitation while imitancy is tendency to imitation.

As nouns the difference between imitation and mundil

is that imitation is imitation while mundil is a turban ornamented with imitation gold or silver embroidery.

As nouns the difference between imitation and bafta

is that imitation is imitation while bafta is a coarse stuff, usually of cotton, originally made in india.

As nouns the difference between imitation and papyrine

is that imitation is imitation while papyrine is a kind of imitation parchment, made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid.

As nouns the difference between imitation and fakon

is that imitation is imitation while fakon is meat-free imitation bacon, generally tofu-, tempeh- or bean- and buckwheat-based.

As nouns the difference between imitation and arsedine

is that imitation is imitation while arsedine is (obsolete) an imitation gold used in gilding.

As nouns the difference between imitation and rexine

is that imitation is imitation while rexine is a type of leather imitation, as used for things like book covers and upholstery.

As nouns the difference between imitation and lebensraum

is that imitation is imitation while lebensraum is (chiefly|with reference to nations and peoples) hitherto unoccupied “living space” claimed as one’s rightful domain.