inimitable

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in·im·i·ta·ble

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(ĭ-nĭm'ĭ-tə-bəl) pronunciation

adj.
Defying imitation; matchless.

[Middle English, from Latin inimitābilis : in-, not; see in-¹ + imitābilis, imitable (from imitārī, to imitate).]

inimitability in·im'i·ta·bil'i·ty or in·im'i·ta·ble·ness n.
inimitably in·im'i·ta·bly adv.

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Definition: incomparable
Antonyms: comparable, indistinctive, matchable

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IN BRIEF: Matchless, defying copying.

The true is inimitable, the false untransformable. — Robert Bresson (b. 1907), French film director.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som ikke kan efterlignes

Nederlands (Dutch)
onnavolgbaar

Français (French)
adj. - inimitable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unnachahmlich, einzigartig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αμίμητος, μοναδικός

Italiano (Italian)
inimitabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inimitável

Русский (Russian)
неподражаемый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inimitable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oefterhärmlig, oförliknelig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无法仿效的, 无比的, 独特的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無法仿效的, 無比的, 獨特的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 흉내낼 수 없는, 독특한, 비길 데 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - まねのできない, 無比の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فذ, لا يضاهى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מצויין, שאין לחקותו‬

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