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Mime vs Comedian - What's the difference?

mime | comedian |

As nouns the difference between mime and comedian

is that mime is a form of acting without words; pantomime while comedian is an entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

As a verb mime

is to mimic.

As a proper noun MIME

is acronym of Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions,|lang=en an Internet standard that extends the formatting and content capabilities of email.

mime

English

(wikipedia mime)

Noun

(en 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
  • Verb

    (mim)
  • To mimic.
  • To act without words.
  • To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * lip-synch ----

    comedian

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia comedian)
  • (en noun) (feminine: comedienne )
  • An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.
  • (by extension) Any person who is characteristically humorous or amusing.
  • A writer of comedy.
  • (Milton)

    Synonyms

    * (entertainer) comic * (writer) humorist / humourist

    Hypernyms

    * (male comedian) comedian (male and female)

    Hyponyms

    * comedian (male), comedienne (female)

    Anagrams

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