inimitable
التعريفات والمعاني
== 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)
Beyond imitation, surpassing all others; matchless.
Antonyms: imitable, commonplace
==== Usage notes ====
Not to be confused with inimicable (“harmful, hostile”).
==== Derived terms ====
==== Translations ====
=== See also ===
illimitable
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
From in- + imitable.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /i.ni.mi.tabl/
=== Adjective ===
inimitable (plural inimitables)
unmatched, uncontestable, inimitable
==== Derived terms ====
inimitabilité
=== Further reading ===
“inimitable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /inimiˈtable/ [i.ni.miˈt̪a.β̞le]
Rhymes: -able
Syllabification: i‧ni‧mi‧ta‧ble
=== Adjective ===
inimitable m or f (masculine and feminine plural inimitables)
inimitable
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“inimitable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025