Unapproachable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

discouraging intimacies; reserved

inaccessibly located or situated

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnɐpɹˈoʊtʃəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnɐpɹˈəʊtʃəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnɐpɹˈəʊtʃəbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnɐpɹˈoʊtʃəbəl/.

Examples

an unapproachable executive
an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains
an unreachable canyon

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

out of reach unreached unreachable

Antonyms

approachable

Parts of Speech

adjective	discouraging intimacies; reserved “an unapproachable executive”
adjective	inaccessibly located or situated “an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains”

Word Forms

unapproachability

noun

a disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unnahbar

entmutigende Intimitäten; reserviert

🇫🇷French

inabordable

intimités décourageantes; réservé

🇪🇸Spanish

inaccesible

intimidades desalentadoras; reservado

🇮🇹Italian

inavvicinabile

intimità scoraggianti; prenotato

🇳🇱Dutch

ongenaakbaar

het ontmoedigen van intimiteiten; gereserveerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

inacessível

intimidades desencorajadoras; reservado

🇷🇺Russian

неприступный

обескураживающие интимные отношения; сдержанный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पहुंच से बाहर का

अंतरंगता को हतोत्साहित करना; आरक्षित

🇧🇩Bengali

অগম্য

নিরুৎসাহিত ঘনিষ্ঠতা; সংরক্ষিত

🇮🇳Tamil

அணுக முடியாத

நெருக்கங்களை ஊக்கப்படுத்துதல்; ஒதுக்கப்பட்ட

🇮🇳Telugu

చేరుకోలేని

ఆత్మీయతలను నిరుత్సాహపరచడం; రిజర్వ్ చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

अगम्य

परावृत्त करणे; राखीव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અગમ્ય

નિરુત્સાહ આત્મીયતા; આરક્ષિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮೀಪಿಸಲಾಗದ

ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ನಿರುತ್ಸಾಹಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು; ಕಾಯ್ದಿರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമീപിക്കാനാവാത്ത

അടുപ്പങ്ങളെ നിരുത്സാഹപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു; സംവരണം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਹੁੰਚ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾਜਨਕ ਨੇੜਤਾਵਾਂ; ਰਾਖਵਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل رسائی

مباشرت کی حوصلہ شکنی؛ محفوظ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

难以接近的

阻碍亲密关系；预订的

🇯🇵Japanese

近寄りがたい

親密な関係を阻害する。予約済み

🇰🇷Korean

비길 바 없는

친밀감 저하; 예약된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể tiếp cận được

ngăn cản sự thân mật; kín đáo

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สามารถเข้าถึงได้

ความใกล้ชิดที่ทำให้ท้อแท้; ที่สงวนไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak bisa didekati

mengecilkan keintiman; disimpan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi malapitan

nakapanghihina ng loob na intimacy; nakalaan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak dapat didekati

tidak menggalakkan keintiman; terpelihara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا يمكن الاقتراب منه

تثبيط العلاقات الحميمة. محجوز

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل دسترس

صمیمیت دلسرد کننده؛ رزرو شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

yaklaşılamaz

yakınlıkların cesaretini kırmak; rezerve

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי נגיש

אינטימיות מרתיעה; שָׁמוּר

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