unapproachableadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌʌnəˈprəʊtʃəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənəˈproʊtʃəb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b

1. Of things or places: That cannot be approached; inaccessible.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adjective] > affording access > accessible > inaccessible

inaccessible?a1475

unwinnablec1540

improachable?a1560

inaccesse?1567

unapproachable1574

unreachablea1586

unaccessible1596

dreich1597

accessless?1614

approachless1647

wind-bound1647

uncome-at-able1694

inapproachable1828

unget-at-able1862

1574 A. Gilby tr. Test. Twelue Patriarches f. 28 We went to a strong walled and vnapprochable Citie..which threatened to kill vs.

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xxii. 130 To the ende that wee shoulde learne to be humble and to know that hee dwelleth in vnapprochable light.

1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iii. vii. 175 The Hill is vnapproachable towards the Sea-side.

1685 R. Boyle Of High Veneration §6. God..is said to inhabite an unapproachable Light, which humane Speculations cannot penetrate.

1745 E. Young Consolation 44 He resides above them All, In Glory's unapproachable Recess?

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality xiv, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 299 All alone, and in a place of almost unapproachable seclusion.

1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. l. 164 There were districts in which the heat was so intense that they were unapproachable.

figurative.1686 tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia 51 Which sort of Policy, having neither Art nor Principles, was as it were unapproachable.

2. That cannot be approached in confidence or intimacy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > not affable

strange1338

estrangec1374

formal?1518

cold1557

squeamish1561

icy1567

buckrama1589

repulsive1598

starched1600

unaffable1603

stiff1608

withdrawing1611

reserved1612

aloof1639

cool1641

uncordial1643

inaffable1656

staunch1659

standfra1683

distant1710

starcha1716

distancing1749

pokerish1779

buckramed1793

angular1808

easeless1811

touch-me-not1817

starchy1824

standoffish1826

offish1827

poker-backed1830

standoff1837

stiffish1840

chilly1841

unapproachable1848

hedgehoggy1866

sticky1882

hard-to-get1899

stand-away1938

princesse lointaine1957

1848 C. Dickens Dombey & Son liii. 532 Mr. Dombey is unapproachable by any one, and his state of mind is haughty, rash, unreasonable, and ungovernable, now.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. viii. 67 All such things she would hear discussed, as we..in our unapproachable magnificence never hear them.

1904 L. Creighton Life & Lett. M. Creighton I. vi. 158 The fisherfolk..had..the most imagination, and the hinds were the most unapproachable.

3. Beyond the reach of rivalry; matchless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique

unilicheOE

makelessc1225

unevenlyc1230

peerlessc1330

alonea1382

uncomparablea1382

unoverpassablea1382

solea1398

incomparable1412

sans-peer1426

nonpareilc1450

invincible1509

matchless1530

inimitable1531

unmatchable1544

unmatched1548

unpassable1563

alonely1567

inequivalent1568

mateless1570

unparagonized1578

only1581

fellowlessa1586

unimitablea1586

compareless1590

incompared1590

immatchless1595

unequalized1596

nonsuch1598

paragonless1599

immatchable1601

unparalleled1601

uncompeered1602

unpeered1602

imparalleled1604

unpeerable1604

unrivalled1607

uncompanioned1608

unexampled1610

unsurmountable1611

unsurpassable1611

unparagoned1612

patternless1613

unpatterned1617

unique1618

unparallelable1621

parallelless1622

unmatchless1623

single1633

unexemplifieda1634

unsampleda1638

unequalled1639

imparallel1641

unparallel1645

unseconded1646

unexemplary1649

unaccessional1651

unequalable1659

uncome-at-able1694

rivalless1735

untouched1735

unexcelleda1800

unexceeded1813

sans-pareilly1818

unsurpassed1818

unrivallable1823

unapproachable1834

untranscendeda1849

insuperable1849

unbrothered1853

unapproached1856

insurpassable1859

untouchable1867

hors concours1884

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. xi, in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 190/1 The epithet Schneidermässig (Tailorlike) betokens an otherwise unapproachable degree of pusillanimity.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. i. 68 Out of the illuminations arose those paintings which remain unapproached and unapproachable in their excellence.

1871 E. F. Burr Ad Fidem xiv. 280 A sermon of unapproachable eloquence, and pathos.

4. absol. as n. One who, or that which, cannot be approached or equalled.

ΚΠ

1800 S. T. Coleridge tr. F. Schiller Piccolomini iii. i. 139 We shall view The Unapproachable glide out in splendour.

1821 P. B. Shelley Sonn. to Byron 6 A worm whose life may share A portion of the unapproachable.

1886 Academy 22 May 357/3 One or two [translations] from Heine come as near to the unapproachable as can fairly be expected.

Derivatives

unaˈpproachableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > lack of affability

strangenessc1386

unhomelinessc1440

fremdnessa1500

coldness1557

coolnessa1586

self-guarda1586

diskindness1596

formality1599

reservedness1606

inaffability1611

restrainta1616

unconess1637

chillness1639

froideur1645

distance1660

starchedness1670

buckram1682

starchness?1693

starch1694

reserve1711

stiffness1717

unapproachableness1727

retirement1803

angularity1824

standoffishness1826

distancy1836

chill1837

starchiness1844

unapproachability1846

hedgehogginess1858

standoff1865

offishness1867

aloofness1878

pokerishness1880

untouchableness1909

untouchability1919

stuffiness1926

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > coming into the presence of or contact with > quality of being accessible > quality of being inaccessible

inaccessibleness1618

inaccessibility1652

unapproachableness1727

inapproachability1871

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Inaccessibleness, unapproachableness.

1825 Eng. Life II. 82 He became resolutely silent and did not attempt to overcome his unapproachableness.

1874 L. Carr Judith Gwynne I. iii. 94 The unapproachableness of the disdainful governess.

unaˈpproachably adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adverb] > in a way that is unparalleled or unique

onlyOE

unilichec1300

unlike?c1335

incomparablyc1422

sans-peer1426

incomparable1482

uncomparably1548

peerless1596

matchlessly1598

peerlessly1600

unimitably1622

unparalleledly1639

matchlessc1650

uniquely1805

unapproachably1846

unsurpassably1859

1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Unapproachably, so as not to be approached. Dr. Allen.

1863 Ld. Lytton Ring of Amasis I. 36 The habitual consciousness of an unapproachably high social position.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right III. xlii. 257 The illustrious Jake Challerson, unapproachably attired, redolent of fabulous wealth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unapproachable
释义	unapproachableadj.n. Brit. /ˌʌnəˈprəʊtʃəbl/, U.S. /ˌənəˈproʊtʃəb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b 1. Of things or places: That cannot be approached; inaccessible. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adjective] > affording access > accessible > inaccessible inaccessible?a1475 unwinnablec1540 improachable?a1560 inaccesse?1567 unapproachable1574 unreachablea1586 unaccessible1596 dreich1597 accessless?1614 approachless1647 wind-bound1647 uncome-at-able1694 inapproachable1828 unget-at-able1862 1574 A. Gilby tr. Test. Twelue Patriarches f. 28 We went to a strong walled and vnapprochable Citie..which threatened to kill vs. 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xxii. 130 To the ende that wee shoulde learne to be humble and to know that hee dwelleth in vnapprochable light. 1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iii. vii. 175 The Hill is vnapproachable towards the Sea-side. 1685 R. Boyle Of High Veneration §6. God..is said to inhabite an unapproachable Light, which humane Speculations cannot penetrate. 1745 E. Young Consolation 44 He resides above them All, In Glory's unapproachable Recess? 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality xiv, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 299 All alone, and in a place of almost unapproachable seclusion. 1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. l. 164 There were districts in which the heat was so intense that they were unapproachable. figurative.1686 tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia 51 Which sort of Policy, having neither Art nor Principles, was as it were unapproachable. 2. That cannot be approached in confidence or intimacy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > not affable strange1338 estrangec1374 formal?1518 cold1557 squeamish1561 icy1567 buckrama1589 repulsive1598 starched1600 unaffable1603 stiff1608 withdrawing1611 reserved1612 aloof1639 cool1641 uncordial1643 inaffable1656 staunch1659 standfra1683 distant1710 starcha1716 distancing1749 pokerish1779 buckramed1793 angular1808 easeless1811 touch-me-not1817 starchy1824 standoffish1826 offish1827 poker-backed1830 standoff1837 stiffish1840 chilly1841 unapproachable1848 hedgehoggy1866 sticky1882 hard-to-get1899 stand-away1938 princesse lointaine1957 1848 C. Dickens Dombey & Son liii. 532 Mr. Dombey is unapproachable by any one, and his state of mind is haughty, rash, unreasonable, and ungovernable, now. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. viii. 67 All such things she would hear discussed, as we..in our unapproachable magnificence never hear them. 1904 L. Creighton Life & Lett. M. Creighton I. vi. 158 The fisherfolk..had..the most imagination, and the hinds were the most unapproachable. 3. Beyond the reach of rivalry; matchless. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique unilicheOE makelessc1225 unevenlyc1230 peerlessc1330 alonea1382 uncomparablea1382 unoverpassablea1382 solea1398 incomparable1412 sans-peer1426 nonpareilc1450 invincible1509 matchless1530 inimitable1531 unmatchable1544 unmatched1548 unpassable1563 alonely1567 inequivalent1568 mateless1570 unparagonized1578 only1581 fellowlessa1586 unimitablea1586 compareless1590 incompared1590 immatchless1595 unequalized1596 nonsuch1598 paragonless1599 immatchable1601 unparalleled1601 uncompeered1602 unpeered1602 imparalleled1604 unpeerable1604 unrivalled1607 uncompanioned1608 unexampled1610 unsurmountable1611 unsurpassable1611 unparagoned1612 patternless1613 unpatterned1617 unique1618 unparallelable1621 parallelless1622 unmatchless1623 single1633 unexemplifieda1634 unsampleda1638 unequalled1639 imparallel1641 unparallel1645 unseconded1646 unexemplary1649 unaccessional1651 unequalable1659 uncome-at-able1694 rivalless1735 untouched1735 unexcelleda1800 unexceeded1813 sans-pareilly1818 unsurpassed1818 unrivallable1823 unapproachable1834 untranscendeda1849 insuperable1849 unbrothered1853 unapproached1856 insurpassable1859 untouchable1867 hors concours1884 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. xi, in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 190/1 The epithet Schneidermässig (Tailorlike) betokens an otherwise unapproachable degree of pusillanimity. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. i. 68 Out of the illuminations arose those paintings which remain unapproached and unapproachable in their excellence. 1871 E. F. Burr Ad Fidem xiv. 280 A sermon of unapproachable eloquence, and pathos. 4. absol. as n. One who, or that which, cannot be approached or equalled. ΚΠ 1800 S. T. Coleridge tr. F. Schiller Piccolomini iii. i. 139 We shall view The Unapproachable glide out in splendour. 1821 P. B. Shelley Sonn. to Byron 6 A worm whose life may share A portion of the unapproachable. 1886 Academy 22 May 357/3 One or two [translations] from Heine come as near to the unapproachable as can fairly be expected. Derivatives unaˈpproachableness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > lack of affability strangenessc1386 unhomelinessc1440 fremdnessa1500 coldness1557 coolnessa1586 self-guarda1586 diskindness1596 formality1599 reservedness1606 inaffability1611 restrainta1616 unconess1637 chillness1639 froideur1645 distance1660 starchedness1670 buckram1682 starchness?1693 starch1694 reserve1711 stiffness1717 unapproachableness1727 retirement1803 angularity1824 standoffishness1826 distancy1836 chill1837 starchiness1844 unapproachability1846 hedgehogginess1858 standoff1865 offishness1867 aloofness1878 pokerishness1880 untouchableness1909 untouchability1919 stuffiness1926 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > coming into the presence of or contact with > quality of being accessible > quality of being inaccessible inaccessibleness1618 inaccessibility1652 unapproachableness1727 inapproachability1871 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Inaccessibleness, unapproachableness. 1825 Eng. Life II. 82 He became resolutely silent and did not attempt to overcome his unapproachableness. 1874 L. Carr Judith Gwynne I. iii. 94 The unapproachableness of the disdainful governess. unaˈpproachably adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adverb] > in a way that is unparalleled or unique onlyOE unilichec1300 unlike?c1335 incomparablyc1422 sans-peer1426 incomparable1482 uncomparably1548 peerless1596 matchlessly1598 peerlessly1600 unimitably1622 unparalleledly1639 matchlessc1650 uniquely1805 unapproachably1846 unsurpassably1859 1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Unapproachably, so as not to be approached. Dr. Allen. 1863 Ld. Lytton Ring of Amasis I. 36 The habitual consciousness of an unapproachably high social position. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right III. xlii. 257 The illustrious Jake Challerson, unapproachably attired, redolent of fabulous wealth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1574
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