attainable

[ uh-tey-nuh-buh l ]

/ əˈteɪ nə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being attained.

Origin of attainable

First recorded in 1640–50; attain + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM attainable

at·tain·a·bil·i·ty, at·tain·a·ble·ness, noun non·at·tain·a·bil·i·ty, noun non·at·tain·a·ble, adjective su·per·at·tain·a·ble, adjective

su·per·at·tain·a·ble·ness, noun su·per·at·tain·a·bly, adverb un·at·tain·a·bil·i·ty, noun un·at·tain·a·ble, adjective un·at·tain·a·ble·ness, noun un·at·tain·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby attainable

attack ad, attack dog, attack rate, attagirl, attain, attainable, attainder, attainment, attainment target, attaint, attainture

Example sentences from the Web for unattainable

Modern superheroes are too often modeled after the unattainable ideal.

Guardians of the Galaxy’s Chris Pratt Is the Everydude Superhero |Kevin Fallon |August 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Barbie has always been most reviled for her unattainable beauty and oozing sexuality.

Happy Bday Barbie! You're Over |Brandy Zadrozny |March 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For Madison Holleran, Kathy Ormsby, and Mary Wazeter, it was an easy commute from ambition to unattainable expectation.

Are Female Long-Distance Runners More Prone To Suicidal Depression? |Emily de la Bruyere |February 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Now Kerry has offered the Palestinians an unattainable electric car of peace.

Kerry's Gas Field Plan Won't Make Palestine a Better Place |Matthew Kalman |May 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

In addition, her job gave her access to a glamorous social scene that was previously unattainable.

Bernie Madoff’s Secretary Keeps Apologizing in ‘In God We Trust’ |Lloyd Grove |April 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The experiment could never be performed: its requirements were unattainable.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 11, No. 22, January, 1873 |Various
"She is unattainable, she is far off like the stars," he thought.

The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story |Various
They were impatient of the claims to unattainable excellence advanced for the Greeks and Romans.

The Idea of Progress |J. B. Bury
What is the use of painting pictures when reality is unattainable?

Catharine Furze |Mark Rutherford
A hundred feet below me it was rushing forward in abundance, but that was unattainable.

Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life |Ann S. Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for unattainable

unattainable

/ (ˌʌnəˈteɪnəbəl) /

adjective

not achievable or accomplishable an unattainable goal

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attainable

adjective

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