imitable

[ im-i-tuh-buh l ]
/ ˈɪm ɪ tə bəl /

adjective

capable or worthy of being imitated: She has many good, imitable qualities.

Origin of imitable

1540–50; < Latin imitābilis, equivalent to imitā(rī) to imitate + -bilis -ble

OTHER WORDS FROM imitable

im·i·ta·bil·i·ty, im·i·ta·ble·ness, noun non·im·i·ta·bil·i·ty, noun non·im·i·ta·ble, adjective un·im·i·ta·ble, adjective

Words nearby imitable

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Example sentences from the Web for imitability

  • Here, perhaps, we may find our profit in applying a test suggested by Lowell—the test of imitability.

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