forbiddingness
Aura of unapproachability
The quality of appearing unwelcoming, stern, or discouraging approach.
A forbidding landscape has forbiddingness—something in its aspect warns you away.
The word applies to places, expressions, or atmospheres that seem to reject engagement: the forbiddingness of the cliffs, a forbiddingness in her manner that kept strangers at a distance.
Impossible to access or befriend
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- distantFar away or aloof
- coldLow temperature state
- remoteDistant or controller
standoffish · reserved · detached · withdrawn · unfriendly · unsociable · chilly · frigid
Expressing intent to harm
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
foreboding · grim · frightening · chilling · eerie · dire · haunting · looming
Intensity of sternness
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- harshnessUnsparing quality or manner
- grimnessStern, forbidding quality
rigidity · inflexibility · formality · solemnity · seriousness · implacability · rigor · gravity
Authoritative legal ban
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- proscriptionFormal ban or condemnation
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
moratorium · veto · dissuasion · discouragement · prevention · restraint · barrier · impediment
unapproachable
Impossible to access or befriend
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- distantFar away or aloof
- coldLow temperature state
remote · standoffish · reserved · detached · withdrawn · unfriendly · unsociable · chilly · frigid · haughty
threatening
Expressing intent to harm
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
daunting · foreboding · grim · frightening · chilling · eerie · dire · haunting · looming · formidable
severity
Intensity of sternness
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- harshnessUnsparing quality or manner
grimness · rigidity · inflexibility · formality · solemnity · seriousness · implacability · rigor · gravity · somberness
prohibition
Authoritative legal ban
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- proscriptionFormal ban or condemnation
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
embargo · moratorium · veto · dissuasion · discouragement · prevention · restraint · barrier · impediment · obstacle
forbiddingnessattractiveness
Pleasing quality that draws
approachability · allure · appeal · accessibility · enticement
forbiddingnesswarmth
Heat you feel
cordiality · hospitality · graciousness · kindliness · benevolence
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