impeccable

[ im-pek-uh-buhl ]

/ ɪmˈpɛk ə bəl /

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adjective

faultless; flawless; irreproachable: impeccable manners.

not liable to sin; incapable of sin.

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Nearby words

impawn, impeach, impeachable, impeachment, impearl, impeccable, impeccant, impecunious, impedance, impedance matching, impede

Origin of impeccable

First recorded in 1525–35, impeccable is from the Latin word impeccābilis faultless, sinless. See im-², peccable

SYNONYMS FOR impeccable

1 unassailable, unexceptionable.

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Related formsim·pec·ca·bil·i·ty, nounim·pec·ca·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for impeccability

God could not communicate to him impeccability, which is an inalienable attribute of his divine perfection.
Good Sense|Paul Henri Thiry, Baron D'Holbach
He consoled himself with reflections on her impeccability, her wondrous intuition, her Far-away Princess-like delicacy.
The Mountebank|William J. Locke
She admired rather enviously the gown of shimmering dark blue, the impeccability of adolescence.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
I wasn't accepting Bonteck's belief in Goff's impeccability entirely at its face value.
Pirates' Hope|Francis Lynde

It shows me how rightly I judged the moral elevation of your soul, your impeccability, your spirit of fire and heart of gold.
The Eternal City|Hall Caine

British Dictionary definitions for impeccability

impeccable

/ (ɪmˈpɛkəbəl) /

adjective

without flaw or error; faultlessan impeccable record

rare incapable of sinning

Derived Formsimpeccability, nounimpeccably, adverb

Word Origin for impeccable

C16: from Late Latin impeccābilis sinless, from Latin im- (not) + peccāre to sin

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Word Origin and History for impeccability

impeccable

adj.

1530s, "not capable of sin," from Middle French impeccable (15c.) or directly from Late Latin impeccabilis "not liable to sin," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + pecare "to sin," of unknown origin. Meaning "faultless" is from 1610s. Related: Impeccably.