imitable

[ im-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable or worthy of being imitated:

   She has many good, imitable qualities.

Other Words From

• imi·ta·bili·ty imi·ta·ble·ness noun
• nonim·i·ta·bili·ty noun
• non·imi·ta·ble adjective
• un·imi·ta·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of imitable¹

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

Example Sentences

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

Instead, they might bring out a special guest to “raise the energy,” either toward the end of the show or as a proper encore, such as when Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus joined them onstage in New York as surprise guest, three songs before the end of their set, to lend his imitable rasp to “Promise.”

From Washington Post

Last year, Viktor Orbán's Hungary emerged as the nation NatCons saw as their most imitable model.

From Salon