imitable

American  

[im-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈɪm ɪ tə bəl /

adjective

1. capable or worthy of being imitated.

   She has many good, imitable qualities.

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Other Word Forms

• imitability noun
• imitableness noun
• nonimitability noun
• nonimitable adjective
• unimitable adjective

Etymology

Origin of imitable

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

Example Sentences

Ms. Greene is, in every sense, a singular politician, mercifully neither imitated nor imitable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

The "Kids," who have been together since 1984, were never that straightforward in the televised version of their act, leaning more heavily on cultivating bizarre and easily imitable characters.

From Salon • May 20, 2022

The scene is thoughtless, cruel, imitable – and has led to calls for a boycott.

From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2018

Sylvester Stallone’s original appearance as Rocky Balboa, for all its endlessly imitable meathead toughness, seems all the more striking today for its delicacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2017

Such a reason for wishing to die in conflict with such a reason for wishing to live, is as noble as it is rare, and, thank God, as imitable as it is noble.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. by Maclaren, Alexander