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unattainability en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ʌnəteɪnəˈbɪləti/ (UK)

Etymology

From un- + attainability.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The fact of being unattainable, of not being able to be reached or acquired.
    • A rack of Balmain brings a mind-bending new unattainability to your wardrobe with tumescent shoulder pads (a motorcycle jacket, $8,915) and motocross-style jeans weighing in at an unforgivable $2,915. 2009 September 24, Cintra Wilson, “The Posh and the Perverse”, in The New York Times:

Translations (6)

pl niedosiężność (the fact of being unattainable, of not being able to be reached or acquired) · pl nieosiągalność (the fact of being unattainable, of not being able to be reached or acquired) · pl niedostępność (the fact of being unattainable, of not being able to be reached or acquired) · pl niedosięgłość (the fact of being unattainable, of not being able to be reached or acquired) · pl niedościgłość (the fact of being unattainable, of not being able to be reached or acquired) · hu elérhetetlenség (the fact of being unattainable, of not being able to be reached or acquired)