unrealizable
[uhn-ree-uh-lahy-zuh-buh l]
- incapable of being made actual or real, as an ideal or ambition: His dream of military glory was unrealizable.
- incapable of being sensed or understood; unthinkable.
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Origin of unrealizable
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Historical Examples
The inventor himself, a young London electrician, declared it to be unrealizable.
The Bill-ToppersAndre Castaigne
It seemed so real, and yet so unrealizable, that he should be here with her.
Mr. Crewe's Career, CompleteWinston Churchill
It may be unrealizable, but for that very reason it must be also ideal.
The Lords of the GhostlandEdgar Saltus
Under these circumstances it was unrealizable that there should be any incongruity in the whole affair.
The Lady of the ShroudBram Stoker
In the midst of an artistic life there arises again and again the yearning for real life, which remains an unrealizable ideal.
The Letters of a Post-ImpressionistVincent Van Gogh