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

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

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

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

It happened with K-pop when fans eagerly raced down the rabbit hole of snazzily produced music videos and imitable dance moves on YouTube.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2022

The vote is secret, but there is apparently no check on "yes" votes being given for all the candidates, and the ball or bullet is imitable.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various