apery - Glite Dictionary

Examples

Children often engage in apery as they learn language and social behaviors.
The comedian's act relied heavily on apery of celebrity personalities.
His constant apery of the teacher's accent was annoying.
The comedian's apery of celebrities made the audience laugh.
Children often engage in apery as a way to learn language and social behaviors.
His constant apery of his boss's gestures drew laughter from his colleagues.
The comedian's skillful apery of famous personalities entertained the entire audience.

Synonyms

mockery

vsapery

66 4.9

Making fun of someone or something by copying them to make others laugh

is often copying that is unoriginal rather than aiming to ridicule

echo

vsapery

62 3.2

A thing that repeats an idea or style from something earlier

is active copying often mocking or unoriginal rather than mere repetition

impersonation

vsapery

30 5.7

An act of copying another person's voice and actions to entertain or trick people

is about copying manner or style often unoriginal rather than full role pretending

imitation

vsapery

23 3.5

A funny copy of a person that makes their voice or actions seem bigger

is broader covering copying that may be unoriginal rather than only comic

send-up

vsapery

4 8.4

A funny copy of a person or movie that makes fun of their style

is copying often without creativity rather than aiming for exaggerated humor

takeoff

vsapery

4 6.3

A funny imitation of a person's voice or behaviour

is more about plain copying often without comic exaggeration

mimicry

vsapery

2 4.6

Copying someone's voice, face and actions to entertain or trick people

is mainly copying that tends to be mocking or unoriginal rather than adaptive

mimesis

vsapery

Literature

1 9.9

Making art that copies real life or someone's words

is simpler copying often mocking or unoriginal rather than artistic representation

spoofing

vsapery

1 6.3

A funny imitation of a person or show to make people laugh

is often a simple unoriginal copy rather than playful public parody

singerie

vsapery

Literature

9.9

A ridiculous imitation of human behavior made to seem funny

is copying others often without the intentional ludicrous exaggeration

personation

vsapery

9.1

To pretend to be another person by copying how they act, usually to trick or entertain

is more general copying often unoriginal rather than specifically to deceive

copyism

vsapery

9.1

Imitating another person's actions or words instead of behaving independently

is a single act of copying often mocking or unoriginal rather than habitual practice

mimetism

vsapery

9.9

A habit of copying how other people act, speak, or dress

is an isolated act of copying often unoriginal rather than a social tendency

Antonyms

authenticity

71 4.8

A quality that shows something is real and believable to people

originality

30 4.5

A quality of being new and different in ideas and not copied from others

How Imitative

mimicry

2 4.6

apery

9.9

imitation

19 3.0

to parody

15 5.3

approximation

22 4.4

Surface Forms

apery singular

aperies plural

Morphology

apery = ape (transparent) = ape + ery

Direct noun formation from the verb 'ape' with the productive noun-forming suffix '-ery'; meaning 'the act of imitating' is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Apery comes from ape + -ry, originally meaning 'act of an ape' because apes are known for copying people. So apery means copying or imitating someone, often to make fun of them or without any new idea.