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

A starring role is an imitable advertisement for Thailand, which has broader ambitions to make more money from Western film productions and tourists alike.

From Los Angeles Times

And so Green, their imitable firebrand, didn’t just press his size-15 sneakers into the sternum of a foe.

From Washington Post

“Moving forward, we’ll be updating our Community Guidelines to also prohibit content about eating disorders that feature imitable behavior, or behavior that we worked with experts to determine can lead at-risk viewers to imitate,” a statement from the company reads.

From Washington Times

However, since YouTube has a large community of content creators that focus on mental health and eating disorder awareness, videos that discuss or detail such “imitable behavior” in the context of recovery will be age-restricted for those 18 and older.

From Washington Times