impeccable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French impeccable, from Latin impeccabilis (“not liable to sin”), from im- (“not”) + peccare (“to err, to sin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/ === Adjective === impeccable (comparative more impeccable, superlative most impeccable) Perfect, without faults, flaws or errors Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:flawless ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== peccable peccant ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “impeccable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “impeccable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “impeccable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin impeccābilis, from peccāre (whence pécher). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pɛ.kabl/ ~ /ɛ̃.pe.kabl/ === Adjective === impeccable (plural impeccables) perfect, faultless, impeccable Synonym: (clipping, informal) impec Near-synonym: irréprochable ==== Derived terms ==== impeccablement impec === Further reading === “impeccable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012