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Etymology edit

From un- +‎ attainability.

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Noun edit

unattainability (uncountable)

  1. The fact of being unattainable, of not being able to be reached or acquired.
    • 2009 September 24, Cintra Wilson, “The Posh and the Perverse”, in New York Times[1]:
      A rack of Balmain brings a mind-bending new unattainability to your wardrobe with tumescent shoulder pads (a motorcycle jacket, $8,915) and motocross-style jeans weighing in at an unforgivable $2,915.