impeccable

English

Etymology

From Latin impeccabilis (“not liable to sin”), from im- (“not”) + peccare (“to err, to sin”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

impeccable (comparative more impeccable, superlative most impeccable)

1. Perfect, without faults, flaws or errors

   The only impeccable writers are those who never wrote. - William Hazlitt

   He grew up in Sweden, but he writes impeccable English.

2. Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate

   It was easy for James V to imprison Lady Glamis, but actually convicting her was far more difficult; her character was impeccable and she was highly respected by all who knew her.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:flawless

Translations

Perfect, having no faults, flaws or errors

• Catalan: impecable (ca) m and f
• French: impeccable (fr)
• German: makellos (de), einwandfrei (de), tadellos (de)

• Russian: безупречный (ru) (bezupréčnyj) , безукоризненный (ru) (bezukoríznennyj) 
• Slovene: brezhiben (sl) m, popoln (sl) m
• Urdu: معصُوم (ur) (masoom), بے عیب (ur) (bay aib)

Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate

• Catalan: impecable (ca) m and f
• French: impeccable (fr)
• German: unfehlbar (de)

• Russian: непогрешимый (ru) (nepogrešímyj) , безгрешный (ru) (bezgréšnyj) 
• Slovene: brezmadežen (sl) m, brezhiben (sl) m
• Urdu: معصُوم (ur) (masoom)

Related terms

• peccable
• peccant

External links

• impeccable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• impeccable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• impeccable at OneLook Dictionary Search

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French

Adjective

impeccable (masculine and feminine, plural impeccables)

1. faultless, impeccable