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# unattainable

«unattainable» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Impossible to reach, achieve or get** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (unattainable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Impossible to reach, achieve or get. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unattainable/#m1)

2) (of a person, informal) Seeming too far above you to be friends or go out with. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unattainable/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Proverbs says wisdom is out of reach for a fool, because he does not listen or learn. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that wisdom begins with the fear of God and willingness to learn. The fool who will not learn cannot gain it. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and school: an unattainable goal, unattainable standards. In PSHE: pictures online can show unattainable bodies or lifestyles, often edited. In maths: an unattainable score is one that can't happen with the rules (e.g. 11 out of 10). Phrases: «an unattainable goal», «seemingly unattainable», «unattainable standards».

### examples

- Wisdom is as unattainable to a fool as corals; he openeth not his mouth in the gate. (Writings PRO.24.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unattainable/#x1)
- Getting every single question right seemed an unattainable goal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unattainable/#x2)
- The top shelf was unattainable without a ladder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unattainable/#x3)
- Some adverts show unattainable perfection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unattainable/#x4)
- For a beginner, a black belt can feel unattainable, but step by step it's possible. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unattainable/#x5)
- With only two dice, a score of 13 is unattainable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unattainable/#x6)
- The mountain peak looked unattainable in the snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unattainable/#x7)

### note

Built from un- + attain (reach) + -able. Opposite: «attainable», «achievable». In maths, check what is possible: two ordinary dice give scores 2 to 12, so 1 and 13 are unattainable.

### In the corpora

- [Wisdom is as unattainable to a fool as corals; he openeth not his mouth in the gate.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.691/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unattainable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unattainable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.