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unattainableness

American  
[uhn-uh-tayn-uh-buhl-nis] / ˌʌn əˈteɪn ə bəl nɪs /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being unattainable.


Example Sentences

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Their glamorous aura of unattainableness makes them idols to millions of Japanese fans.

From Time Magazine Archive

For to its other attractions the prospect added that of impossibility, of unattainableness.

From The Mountains by White, Stewart Edward

Is Olivia's unattainableness the main source of her desirableness for him?

From Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies by Porter, Charlotte Endymion

I do not see that however the unattainableness of the model may be demonstrated, that has anything to do with the duty of imitation.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Maclaren, Alexander

One of the means of consoling himself for the unattainableness of his wishes is the belief in miracles.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely