simulacrum

• Sustantivo que designa una imagen o representación de algo, a menudo de una persona, especialmente como escultura; también puede referirse a una semejanza superficial, vacía o engañosa de algo, o a una copia sin sustancia real.

A noun referring to a representation or image of something, often a person, especially in the form of a sculpture; it can also mean an insubstantial or vague semblance of something.

plural irregular

1. Vague or insubstantial likenessC2formal

   A faint, shadowy, or superficial copy or semblance of something, lacking substance or reality.

   semejanza vaga o insustancial

   • The politician's promise was a mere simulacrum of real reform.
   • Their relationship had become a hollow simulacrum of what it once was.
   • The film is a pale simulacrum of the original novel.

   Sinónimosapparitionechoghosthintphantomreflectionsemblanceshadowspectertrace

   Antónimosarchetypeoriginalprototyperealitysubstance

2. C2formal

   A representation or image of a person, often in the form of a statue, painting, or effigy.

   Representación o imagen de una persona

   • The museum displayed a marble simulacrum of the ancient emperor.
   • A simulacrum of the goddess stood in the center of the temple.
   • The artist created a simulacrum of the hero out of bronze.

   Sinónimoscopyeffigyfacsimileimagelikenessportraitreplicarepresentationstatue