"imitable" meaning in English

See imitable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more imitable [comparative], most imitable [superlative]
Etymology: From French imitable, from Latin imitābilis. See imitate. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|imitable}} French imitable, {{uder|en|la|imitābilis}} Latin imitābilis Head templates: {{en-adj}} imitable (comparative more imitable, superlative most imitable)
  1. Capable of being imitated or copied. Translations (capable of being imitated): 真似られる (manerareru) (Japanese), 模倣されやすい (mohō sareyasui) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-imitable-en-adj-tsUrKyPX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'capable of being imitated': 87 13
  2. Worthy of imitation.
    Sense id: en-imitable-en-adj-8o87ql6A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: copiable, imitable Related terms: imitate, imitation, imitative

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