inimitable
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in·im·i·ta·ble
(ĭ-nĭm′ĭ-tə-bəl)adj.
Defying imitation; matchless.
[Middle English, from Latin inimitābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + imitābilis, imitable (from imitārī, to imitate; see aim- in Indo-European roots).]
in·im′i·ta·bil′i·ty, in·im′i·ta·ble·ness n.
in·im′i·ta·bly adv.
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inimitable
(ɪˈnɪmɪtəbəl)adj
incapable of being duplicated or imitated; unique
inˌimitaˈbility, inˈimitableness n
inˈimitably adv
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in•im•i•ta•ble
(ɪˈnɪm ɪ tə bəl)adj.
incapable of being imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; matchless.
[1525–35; < Latin inimitābilis]
in•im`i•ta•bil′i•ty, in•im′i•ta•ble•ness, n.
in•im′i•ta•bly, adv.
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inimitable
- Means "unique; incapable of being imitated."See also related terms for incapable.
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Adj. | 1. | inimitable - defying imitation; matchless; "an inimitable style" irreproducible, unreproducible - impossible to reproduce or duplicate |
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inimitable
adjective unique, unparalleled, unrivalled, incomparable, supreme, consummate, unmatched, peerless, unequalled, matchless, unsurpassable, nonpareil, unexampled He makes his point in his own inimitable way.
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inimitable
adj → unnachahmlich
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