simulacrum

• Nom désignant une image ou une représentation de quelque chose, souvent d'une personne, en particulier sous forme de sculpture ; peut aussi signifier une apparence superficielle ou trompeuse, une copie ou une illusion sans substance réelle.

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.

pluriel irrégulier

1. Vague or insubstantial likenessC2formal

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

   Semblant vague ou insubstantiel

   • 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.

   Synonymesapparitionechoghosthintphantomreflectionsemblanceshadowspectertrace

   Antonymesarchetypeoriginalprototyperealitysubstance

2. C2formal

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

   Représentation ou image

   • 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.

   Synonymescopyeffigyfacsimileimagelikenessportraitreplicarepresentationstatue