WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•ap•proach•a•ble /ˌʌnəˈproʊtʃəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj. very distant;
unfriendly:an unapproachable manner.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- that cannot be approached;
unreachable:Floods made the village unapproachable.
unfriendly:an unapproachable manner.
un•ap•proach•a•ble
(un′ə prō′chə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
un′ap•proach′a•bil′i•ty, un′ap•proach′a•ble•ness, n.
un′ap•proach′a•bly, adv.
- not capable of being approached;
remote;
unreachable:an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person. - impossible to equal or rival:unapproachable mastery of her art.
- un-1 + approachable 1575–85
un′ap•proach′a•bly, adv.
- 1. . inaccessible, aloof, distant, austere, cold.