Unapproachable - English meaning

adjective

Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

Usage examples:

They were courteous but faintly aloof

adjective

Not taking part in things, esp. in a way that seems unfriendly

Usage examples:

Is she aloof and arrogant or just shy?, when they argued, i remained aloof.

adjective

Not friendly or willing to take part in things

Usage examples:

She seemed rather aloof when in fact she was just shy.

adjective

Uncomfortably or unpleasantly cold.

Usage examples:

A chilly february evening

adjective

Cold but not freezing

Usage examples:

A chilly morning, fig. their relationship was decidedly chilly (= unfriendly) after the argument.

adjective

(of weather, conditions in a room, or parts of the body) cold

Usage examples:

The bathroom gets chilly in the winter., i felt a bit chilly so i put on a jacket., a chilly octobe…

adjective

Of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body.

Usage examples:

A freezing cold day

noun

A low temperature; cold weather; a cold environment.

Usage examples:

My teeth chattered with the cold

adverb

Completely; entirely.

Usage examples:

We stopped cold behind a turn in the staircase

adjective

Of or at a fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

It'll be a cool afternoon

noun

A fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

The cool of the night air

verb

Become or make less hot.

Usage examples:

We dived into the river to cool off

adjective

Separate or disconnected.

Usage examples:

A four-bedroomed detached house

verb

Disengage (something or part of something) and remove it.

Usage examples:

He detached the front lamp from its bracket

adjective

Not emotionally involved in a situation

Usage examples:

As a writer, he took the role of a detached observer of life., their new house has a detached garage.

adjective

Far away in space or time.

Usage examples:

Distant parts of the world

adjective

Far away in space or time

Usage examples:

She dreamed of traveling to distant lands., we could hear the sound of distant thunder.

adjective

Far away

Usage examples:

A distant country, she could hear the distant sound of fireworks exploding.

adjective

Used to refer to places that are a great distance away, or something that is spread over a very large area

Usage examples:

She has travelled to the most far-flung corners of the world.

adjective

Very cold in temperature.

Usage examples:

The air was frigid, and spectators shivered against the cold

adjective

(of weather conditions or the conditions in a room) extremely cold

Usage examples:

Few plants can grow in such a frigid environment.

adjective

Unfriendly or very formal

Usage examples:

She turned her frigid gaze on him.

adjective

(of the weather) very cold, with frost forming on surfaces.

Usage examples:

A cold and frosty morning

adjective

Unfriendly or not welcoming

Usage examples:

A frosty manner, we each had a root beer served in a frosty glass with a big handle.

adjective

Very cold, with a thin layer of white ice covering everything

Usage examples:

The frosty air stung my cheeks., it was a cold and frosty morning.

adjective

Cautious and having possible reservations.

Usage examples:

He has given a guarded welcome to the idea

verb

Watch over in order to protect or control.

Usage examples:

Two men were left to guard the stockade

adjective

Covered with or consisting of ice.

Usage examples:

There were icy patches on the roads

idiom

Far away from any towns and cities and where few people live

Usage examples:

He lives in a tiny house in the middle of nowhere.

adjective

Unable to be reached.

Usage examples:

A remote and inaccessible cave

adjective

Difficult or impossible to reach

Usage examples:

The place is inaccessible except by trail., environmental dialog has become the domain of experts, …

adjective

Not easy to get or be used

Usage examples:

The site is inaccessible during program updates., be inaccessible to sb scientific collections are …

adjective

Far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote.

Usage examples:

Isolated farms and villages

verb

Cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.

Usage examples:

A country which is isolated from the rest of the world

phrase

Remote from populous or much-traveled regions

idiom

In a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns

Usage examples:

The farmhouse we stayed in was completely off the beaten track.

idiom

To destroy completely

Usage examples:

There are bombs so powerful that whole nations could be wiped off the map by them.

verb

To arrive somewhere

Usage examples:

The storm continues to move west and is expected to reach the east coast of florida tomorrow., the …

verb

To get to a particular high or higher level

Usage examples:

Profits are expected to reach $11.2 billion in the hotel industry next year., reach a record/an all…

phrase

(of a place) remote or secluded.

Usage examples:

We're too out of the way for mains electricity

phrase

Dealt with or finished.

Usage examples:

Economic recovery will begin once the election is out of the way

phrase

Unusual, exceptional, or remarkable.

Usage examples:

He'd seen nothing out of the way

adjective

(of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant.

Usage examples:

The valley is remote from the usual tourist routes

noun

Having very little connection with or relationship to.

Usage examples:

The theory seems rather intellectual and remote from everyday experience

adjective

Far away in distance, time, or relation; not close

Usage examples:

Ben grew up in a remote part of montana., it happened in the remote past., there is a remote possib…

adjective

Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

Usage examples:

He is a reserved, almost taciturn man

verb

Retain for future use.

Usage examples:

Roll out half the dough and reserve the other half

adjective

Tending to keep your feelings or thoughts private rather than showing them

Usage examples:

Marcus is more reserved than his brother.

adjective

Unwilling to talk or impart information.

Usage examples:

He had always been quiet and uncommunicative, having few friends

adjective

Not willing to talk

Usage examples:

He had a headache and was uncommunicative.

adjective

(of a person) not tending to express feelings, especially of affection, openly.

Usage examples:

The english are an undemonstrative lot

adjective

Unfriendly, unhelpful, and not willing to talk or give information

Usage examples:

She was unforthcoming and claimed she could not remember any of the details., the company directors…

adjective

Not friendly.

Usage examples:

She shot him an unfriendly glance

adjective

Unable to be reached or contacted.

Usage examples:

An unreachable shelf

adjective

If a place or thing is unreachable, it is not possible to get to it, or to get hold of it

Usage examples:

The village had been unreachable because landslides had blocked the roads., sometimes the solution …

adjective

Not responsive.

Usage examples:

These symptoms may be unresponsive to conventional treatment

adjective

Not reacting or answering, or not reacting or answering satisfactorily

Usage examples:

The company has been unresponsive to her efforts to discuss a settlement.

adjective

Not enjoying or making an effort to behave sociably in the company of others.

Usage examples:

Terry was grumpy and unsociable

adjective

→  unsocial

adjective

Not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy.

Usage examples:

I'm not being unsympathetic, but i can't see why you put up with him

adjective

Not sympathetic (= showing that you understand or care about someone's suffering)

adjective

Past participle of withdraw.

verb

Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

Ruth withdrew her hand from his

adjective

(of a person) preferring to be alone and taking little interest in other people

Usage examples:

During the winter, she became depressed and withdrawn.