Dictionary

unapproachable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English approach Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English approachable English unapproachable From un- + approachable.

Meanings

1. Not accessible or able to be reached.
2. Aloof and unfriendly.
3. Without any serious competition; unbeatable.
   • Often, I say, have I wavered in my faith as to the unapproachable beatitude of bachelorism, when dining out, for example, at a well-appointed marital menage. 1863, Secrets of My Office, by a Bill Broker, page 313:
   • Jack Governor, always a man of wonderful resources, was Chief Cook, and made some of the best dishes I ever ate, including unapproachable curries. 1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House:

Forms

Deriveds

unapproachably · unapproachableness

Synonyms

quiet · hard-to-get · unimpressionable · distant · aloof · offish · standoffish · undemonstrative · reserved · cool · unapproachable · thorny · unbending · hankty · standoffish · uninvolved · strange · touch-me-not-ish · remote · inaccessible · frosty

Translations (15)

gv do-roshtyn (not accessible) · ca inabordable (not accessible) · pt inabordável (not accessible) · fr inabordable (not accessible) · it irraggiungibile (not accessible) · ga doshroichte (not accessible) · bg недостъпен (not accessible) · de distanziert (aloof) · de unerreichbar (not accessible) · de unnahbar (aloof) · grc ἀπρόσιτος (not accessible) · bg недосегаем (not accessible) · la inaccessus (not accessible) · tr ulaşımsız (not accessible) · gv neuventynagh (not accessible)