impeccable

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #14715

Meanings

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adj
Perfect, with no faults, flaws, or mistakes.

He grew up in Norway, yet he writes impeccable English.

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Synonyms

1 adj · perfect, with no faults,... immaculate flawless

Word family

Derived forms impeccabilityimpeccablenessimpeccably

Related forms peccablepeccant

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impeccable french
French used with exceptionally accurate and fluent command

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Impeccable was first recorded in the mid-16th century meaning “incapable of sin.” Theology still uses it in this sense and contrasts it with peccable, “liable to sin.”

Etymology

From Middle French impeccable, from Latin impeccabilis (“not liable to sin”), from im- (“not”) + peccare (“to err, to sin”).

*ped- Proto-Indo-European impeccable Middle French impeccabilis Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# impeccable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/
**Frequency rank:** 14715

## Meanings
1. Perfect, with no faults, flaws, or mistakes.

## Examples
- He grew up in Norway, yet he writes impeccable English.

## Synonyms
- flawless

## Derived Forms
- impeccability
- impeccableness
- impeccably

## Related Forms
- peccable
- peccant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ped-
- Root: impeccable
- Root: impeccabilis

## Etymology
From Middle French impeccable, from Latin impeccabilis (“not liable to sin”), from im- (“not”) + peccare (“to err, to sin”).

## AI Etymology
Impeccable is from Middle French impeccable, from Latin impeccabilis (“not liable to sin”), from im- (“not”) + peccare (“to err, to sin”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *ped- (Proto-Indo-European), impeccable (Middle French), and impeccabilis (Latin). Current senses include perfect, with no faults, flaws, or mistakes. The wider family includes derived forms such as impeccability, impeccableness, and impeccably and related words such as peccable and peccant.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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