Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Attainableness. Coleridge.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being attainable; attainableness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the state of being
attainable
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the state of being achievable
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Examples
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One that sacrifices the perfection of Zero for the attainability of minimum numbers.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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The fact that something is not a necessity is not in itself an argument that can be used to support measures negatively impacting its attainability.
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One that sacrifices the perfection of Zero for the attainability of minimum numbers.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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We still believe in the power of journalism for good, the attainability of its most noble goals and best intentions.
jAMES SCALES 2010
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For the first time in the country's history, nearly 50 percent of Americans no longer believe in the attainability of the American dream.
Dean Garfield: How We Create a New Economic Normal in Washington Dean Garfield 2010
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For the first time in the country's history, nearly 50 percent of Americans no longer believe in the attainability of the American dream.
Dean Garfield: How We Create a New Economic Normal in Washington Dean Garfield 2010
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These experiences have captured my attention — either reinforcing certain personal beliefs and values with an increased moral urgency, or even casting doubt on the practical attainability of judicial ideals.
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For the first time in the country's history, nearly 50 percent of Americans no longer believe in the attainability of the American dream.
Dean Garfield: How We Create a New Economic Normal in Washington Dean Garfield 2010
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These experiences have captured my attention — either reinforcing certain personal beliefs and values with an increased moral urgency, or even casting doubt on the practical attainability of judicial ideals.
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RE: MAJORD AND MADFIST'S DISCUSSION about the attainability of the 33rd Degree within Freemasonry, in this case you should consider the messenger before you blame the popper/locker.
Boing Boing 2008
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