Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
unattainable — (adj.) 1660s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + ATTAINABLE (Cf. attainable) … Etymology dictionary
unattainable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not able to be reached or achieved. DERIVATIVES unattainably adverb … English terms dictionary
unattainable — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unattainable — [[t]ʌ̱nəte͟ɪnəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that something is unattainable, you mean that it cannot be achieved or is not available. There are those who argue that true independent advice is unattainable. ...an unattainable dream … English dictionary
unattainable — un|at|tain|a|ble [ˌʌnəˈteınəbəl] adj impossible to achieve ▪ A military victory is unattainable. unattainable ideal/dream/goal etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
unattainable — adj. Unattainable is used with these nouns: ↑goal, ↑ideal … Collocations dictionary
unattainable — adjective impossible to achieve: an unattainable goal … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unattainable — adj.; unattainableness, n.; unattainably, adv. * * * … Universalium
unattainable — adjective Impossible to attain or reach; inaccessible, unobtainable or unapproachable; unable to accomplish; beyond limit … Wiktionary
unattainable — Synonyms and related words: beyond one, beyond reach, closed forever to, closed to, impenetrable, impervious, impracticable, impractical, inaccessible, infeasible, inoperable, insuperable, insurmountable, lost to, out of reach, too much for, un… … Moby Thesaurus
