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PRONUNCIATION: [ ih-nim-i-tuh-buhl ]

ORIGIN: Late 15th century; Latin

ETYMOLOGY: from French, or from Latin inimitabilis, from in- ‘not’ + imitabilis (from imitari ‘imitate’)

DEFINITION:
1. (adjective) incapable of being imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; matchless

Synonym(s): unique, distinctive, special, incomparable, unparalleled, unrivaled

Antonym(s): comparable, indistinctive, matchable

EXAMPLE: The family loved the inimitable ambience of Hawaii.

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