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unapproachability

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un⋅ap⋅proach⋅a⋅ble

  [uhn-uh-proh-chuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
2. impossible to equal or rival: unapproachable mastery of her art.
Origin:
1575–85; un- 1 + approachable

Related forms:
un⋅ap⋅proach⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, un⋅ap⋅proach⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
un⋅ap⋅proach⋅a⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. inaccessible, aloof, distant, austere, cold.
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un·ap·proach·a·ble   (ŭn'ə-prō'chə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Not friendly; aloof: an unapproachable executive.

  2. Not accessible; inapproachable: an unapproachable chalet high in the Alps.

un'ap·proach'a·bil'i·ty, un'ap·proach'a·ble·ness n., un'ap·proach'a·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

unapproachable 
1581, of places, from un- (1) "not" + approach + -able. Of persons, "distant, aloof," attested from 1848.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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