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unattainability

UK/ʌnəteɪnəˈbɪləti/

unattainability noun: the fact of being unattainable, of not being able to be reached or acquired.

Noun

unattainability (uncountable)

  1. 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

Origin of unattainability

From un- + attainability.

Questions about unattainability

What does unattainability mean?
Unattainability means the fact of being unattainable, of not being able to be reached or acquired.
What part of speech is unattainability?
Unattainability is a noun.
How do you pronounce unattainability?
Unattainability is pronounced /ʌnəteɪnəˈbɪləti/ (UK).

Words near unattainability in the dictionary

  1. unattacht
  2. unattackability
  3. unattackable
  4. unattackably
  5. unattacked
  6. unattainability
  7. unattainable
  8. unattainableness
  9. unattainables
  10. unattainably
  11. unattained

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