inimitable

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French inimitable, from Latin inimitabilis, corresponding to in- +‎ imitable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈɪmɪtəbl̩/

Adjective

inimitable (comparative more inimitable, superlative most inimitable)

1. Beyond imitation, surpassing all others, matchless.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with inimicable (“inimical, harmful, hostile”).

Antonyms

• imitable
• commonplace

Derived terms

• inimitability
• inimitably

Translations

beyond imitation

• Bulgarian: неподражаем (bg) (nepodražaem)
• Esperanto: neimitebla
• Finnish: jäljittelemätön
• German: unnachahmlich (de)
• Greek: αμίμητος (el) (amímitos)
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• Hungarian: utánozhatatlan (hu)
• Japanese: 真似を許さない (mane wo yurusanai), 独特の (ja) (dokutoku no)
• Manx: neuarrishagh
• Turkish: benzersiz (tr), eşsiz (tr)

See also

• illimitable

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French

Etymology

in- +‎ imitable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ni.mi.tabl/

Adjective

inimitable (plural inimitables)

1. unmatched, uncontestable, inimitable

Derived terms

• inimitabilité

Further reading

• “inimitable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Spanish

Adjective

inimitable m or f (masculine and feminine plural inimitables)

1. inimitable