unattainable

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ attain +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

unattainable (comparative more unattainable, superlative most unattainable)

1. Impossible to attain or reach; unable to accomplish

   Synonyms: inaccessible, unobtainable, unapproachable

   Antonym: attainable

Translations

impossible to attain

• Bulgarian: недостижим (bg) (nedostižim)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高不可攀的, 不可企及的

• Czech: nedosažitelný m, nedostupný
• Danish: uopnåelig
• Finnish: saavuttamaton
• French: inatteignable (fr)
• German: unerreichbar (de), nicht machbar
• Greek: ανέφικτος (el) (anéfiktos)
• Italian: inattingibile
• Latin: inaccessus
• Manx: gyn roshtyn, neuroshtynagh
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: uoppnåelig

  Nynorsk: uoppnåeleg

• Polish: niedosięgły, niedosiężny (pl), nieosiągalny (pl)
• Portuguese: inatingível, inalcançável (pt)
• Russian: недостижи́мый (ru) (nedostižímyj), недоступный (ru) (nedostupnyj)
• Swedish: ouppnåelig (sv)

Noun

unattainable (plural unattainables)

1. Anything that cannot be attained.