Explore Simulacrum through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like semblance or gloss. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Simulacrum in a sentence
Simulacrum meaning
- A physical image or representation of a deity, person, or thing.
- A thing which has the appearance or form of another thing, but not its true qualities; a thing which simulates another thing; an imitation; a semblance.
Using Simulacrum
- The main meaning on this page is: A physical image or representation of a deity, person, or thing. | A thing which has the appearance or form of another thing, but not its true qualities; a thing which simulates another thing; an imitation; a semblance.
- Useful related words include: semblance, gloss, color, colour.
- In the example corpus, simulacrum often appears in combinations such as: simulacrum of.
Context around Simulacrum
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Simulacrum
- In this selection, "simulacrum" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, disneylike, elaborate and little stand out and add context to how "simulacrum" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a disneylike simulacrum and an elaborate simulacrum of a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "simulacrum" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with simulacrum
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It's a gorgeous little simulacrum! (6 words)
But of course, it’s a simulacrum. (7 words)
I’m a simulacrum, a cardboard cut-out trudging woodenly through the city. (13 words)
While Bullock and Blanchett get the meat of the script to work with, surprisingly it’s Hathaway who slinks off with the entire movie — in part because she gets to play a glamorous, soulless simulacrum of herself. (37 words)
Tourists may be happy to contribute to the city’s upkeep but many locals see the move as a step towards the transformation of Venice into a Veniceland, a Disneylike simulacrum. (31 words)
Baudrillard wrote in "Precession of the Simulacra": ::The simulacrum is never that which conceals the truth—it is the truth which conceals that there is none. (26 words)
It's a gorgeous little simulacrum! (6 words)
Example sentences (9)
Tourists may be happy to contribute to the city’s upkeep but many locals see the move as a step towards the transformation of Venice into a Veniceland, a Disneylike simulacrum.
The entire financial system–nothing but an elaborate simulacrum of a real-world financial system.
Sports is a simulacrum of real life; the drama works t hook us in. This six-page piece is evidence of that.
But of course, it’s a simulacrum.
I’m a simulacrum, a cardboard cut-out trudging woodenly through the city.
It's a gorgeous little simulacrum!
While Bullock and Blanchett get the meat of the script to work with, surprisingly it’s Hathaway who slinks off with the entire movie — in part because she gets to play a glamorous, soulless simulacrum of herself.
Baudrillard wrote in "Precession of the Simulacra": ::The simulacrum is never that which conceals the truth—it is the truth which conceals that there is none.
Charyn (2006), p. 106. Estella Tincknell notes that while the "diner setting seems to be a simulacrum of a 'fifties' restaurant.
Common combinations with simulacrum
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- simulacrum of 4×