Definition of: mime

(mīm) noun
1. A mimic play or farce or the dialog for this; a dramatic representation, akin to comedy, mimicking real persons or events: a favorite amusement among the Greeks and Romans.
2. An actor in a mime; hence, a mimic; clown, buffoon.
—v. mimed, mim·ing v.t. To mimic; imitate.
—v.i. To play the mimic; play a part with gestures and usually without words. [<L mimus <Gk. mimos]
—mim′er noun