unattainableness
Americannoun
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Their glamorous aura of unattainableness makes them idols to millions of Japanese fans.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
That is the proof of its divine origin—its unattainableness.
From The Untroubled Mind by Hall, Herbert J. (Herbert James)
Then he had that strong vein of prudence and caution, which, in view of Mary's unattainableness, would probably come to his help.
From When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth by Major, Charles
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
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