🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

मूक अभिनय

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mook abhinay

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mime/maɪm/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"कलाकार ने मूक अभिनय के माध्यम से अपने विचार व्यक्त किए।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A theatrical technique of suggesting action, character, and emotion using gesture, expression, and movement without words.

    "The street performer captivated the audience with his classic routine of getting trapped inside an invisible box."
As verb
  1. 1

    To imitate someone or something, typically in a theatrical or silent manner, or to mouth words silently.

    "She realized the singer on television was actually just miming to a pre-recorded track."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek mīmos meaning 'imitator' or 'actor', entering Latin as mimus and later French as mime. Historically associated with theatrical performances utilizing gesture and bodily movement without speech, evolving in the modern era to describe both the performer and the dramatic art form itself.

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