unattainableness
Americannoun
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Their glamorous aura of unattainableness makes them idols to millions of Japanese fans.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
Then let me remind you that the unattainableness is by no means so demonstrable as some people seem to think.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Maclaren, Alexander
All their fleecy softness, all their pink and purple and pearly beauty, all the mystery of their unattainableness, is weighed in the balance and found to be fog, and by no means unapproachable.
From Gala-days by Hamilton, Gail
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