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mirror
- /ˈmɪɹə/ Australia, UK
- /ˈmiɹɚ/ US
- /ˈmɪɹ.ɚ/ US
- /ˈmi.ɚ/ US
- /ˈmɪɹ/ US
- /ˈmɪɹəɹ/ Ireland
- /ˈmɜɹ/ Ireland
- /ˈməɹə/ New Zealand
- /ˈmɪɾəɾ/ Scotland
- /ˈmɪɾə/ Wales
Sounds like mere, myrrh, mur (all in some North American accents only) · Rhymes with -ɪɹə(ɹ), -ɪə(ɹ), -ɜː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor (“mirror”, literally “looker, watcher”), from mirer (“look at”), from Latin mīror (“wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Displaced native Middle English schewere, schawere, from Old English sċēawere (“mirror”, literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "spy".
noun mirrors · mirrour · myrrhor
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A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
Similar: glass, looking-glass
- An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another. His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
- A website or server that contains replicated data from another site. Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
- A mirror carp.
- An ethical-didactic treatise that details exemplary conduct through models, advising kings, princes, clergy, etc. on how to behave.
verb mirrors · mirroring · mirrored · mirrour · myrrhor
- To reflect, as in a mirror.
- To act as a reflection of, either by being identical to, or by being identical but reversed. The placement of the paintings mirrored the positions of the windows on the opposite wall.
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Of an event, activity, behavior, to be identical to; to be a copy of; to imitate closely.
He tried to mirror Elvis's life by copying his fashion and mannerisms.
Similar: mimic
- To create something identical to (a website, etc.).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: reflected, reflector, lens, reflection, reflect, light, symmetric, image, double, doubling, reproduce, duplication, replicate, replica, ice, duplicative
Translations
Every language
noun smooth reflecting surface
| Español | espejo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 거울 geoul |
| 日本語 | 鏡 kagami, 姿見 sugatami |
| 中文 | 鏡子 /镜子 jìngzi, 鑒 /鉴 jiàn |
| हिन्दी | दर्पण darpaṇ, शीशा śīśā, आईना āīnā, आरसी ārsī |
| Kiswahili | kioo |
| Português | espelho |
| Français | glace, miroir |
| Deutsch | Spiegel |
| Italiano | specchio |
| Ελληνικά | καθρέφτης kathréftis |
| Română | oglindă |
| Русский | зе́ркало zérkalo, зерца́ло zercálo |
| Tiếng Việt | gương, kiếng, kính |
| العربية | مِرْآة mirʔāh |
| עברית | מַרְאָה mar'á, רְאִי re'í |
noun computing: replica of another site
| 中文 | 鏡像 /镜像 jìngxiàng |
|---|---|
| Português | cópia |
| Français | copie |
| Deutsch | Kopie |
| Italiano | copia speculare |
| Ελληνικά | αναπαράσταση anaparástasi, αντίγραφο antígrafo |
| Русский | дублика́т dublikát, ко́пия kópija |
verb to reflect as in a mirror
| Español | especular, reflejar especularmente, reflejar espejadamente, espejar, espejarse, espejear |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | प्रतिबिंबित करना pratibimbit karnā |
| Português | espelhar |
| Français | refléter |
| Русский | отражать otražatʹ |
verb of an event, activity, behaviour; to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect
| Português | espelhar |
|---|---|
| Русский | повторять povtorjatʹ, напоминать napominatʹ |
Talk about this word "mirror." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mirror. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mirror. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mirror "mirror." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mirror.Cite this
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title = {mirror},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mirror},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
