unattainableness
Americannoun
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Their glamorous aura of unattainableness makes them idols to millions of Japanese fans.
From Time Magazine Archive
That is the proof of its divine origin—its unattainableness.
From The Untroubled Mind by Hall, Herbert J. (Herbert James)
Now, stung by the lash of her scorn, the sheer fact of her unattainableness seemed to redouble her charm.
From The Tigress by Warner, Anne
Desire also is stopped or abated by the opinion of the impossibility or unattainableness of the good proposed, as far as the uneasiness is cured or allayed by that consideration.
From An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 1 and 2 by Locke, John
I do not see that however the unattainableness of the model may be demonstrated, that has anything to do with the duty of imitation.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Maclaren, Alexander
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