Mime

English Meaning

A kind of drama in which real persons and events were generally represented in a ridiculous manner.

1. 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.
2. A performance of or dialogue for such an entertainment.
3. A performer in a mime.
4. A modern performer who specializes in comic mimicry.
5. The art of portraying characters and acting out situations or a narrative by gestures and body movement without the use of words; pantomime.
6. A performance of pantomime.
7. An actor or actress skilled in pantomime.
8. To ridicule by imitation; mimic.
9. To act out with gestures and body movement.
10. To act as a mimic.
11. To portray characters and situations by gesture and body movement.