approachability
noun
the quality or characteristic of being approachable.
unapproachability
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a word derived from
approachability.
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a word derived from
unapproachable.
unapproachableadjectivenot capable of being approached; remote; unreachable.
Example Sentences
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To be a diva is to maintain a certain aura of unapproachability.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
This veneer of crankiness was a playful reference to the early-to-mid-1980s, when the Ewing-powered Hoyas reached three Final Fours and Thompson’s program had an air of unapproachability that even had a name: Hoya Paranoia.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2018
An actor who thrives on his gruffness and unapproachability, Jones pushes his character into uncomfortable, emotionally revealing terrain in a way he never has, even in signature roles like “No Country for Old Men.”
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2012
If U. S.-British relations should take a wrong turn, it would not be because Britain's Ambassador lived up to the Embassy's recent reputation for unapproachability, swank, disregard of U. S. ways.
From Time Magazine Archive
She gives off waves of unapproachability like a force field.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
