mimic vs plastic

mimic

adj
  • Mock, pretended. 

  • Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. 

  • Pertaining to mimicry; imitative. 

noun
  • An imitation. 

  • A comic who does impressions. 

  • An entity that mimics another entity, such as a disease that resembles another disease in its signs and symptoms; see the great imitator. 

  • A mime. 

verb
  • To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. 

  • To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage. 

plastic

adj
  • fake; insincere. 

  • Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material. 

  • Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant. 

  • Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability. 

  • Inferior or not the real thing. 

  • Made of plastic. 

noun
  • An instance of plastic surgery. 

  • Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services. 

  • insincerity; fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population. 

  • A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting. 

How often have the words mimic and plastic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )