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untouched

un·touched
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-tuhcht]
    • /ʌnˈtʌtʃt/
    • /ʌnˈtʌtʃt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-tuhcht]
    • /ʌnˈtʌtʃt/

Definitions of untouched word

  • adjective untouched not touched or handled, as material. 1
  • adjective untouched not explored or visited: untouched lands. 1
  • adjective untouched not eaten or drunk. 1
  • adjective untouched remaining in a pristine state; unchanged: an untouched innocent; an untouched world. 1
  • adjective untouched not injured or hurt; undamaged: untouched by the exploding bombs. 1
  • adjective untouched not affected or altered: She was untouched by the life around her. 1

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Origin of untouched

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at un-1, touch, -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Untouched

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

untouched popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

untouched usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for untouched

adj untouched

  • apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
  • arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
  • arenose — sandy
  • aversive — tending to dissuade or repel
  • blank — Something that is blank has nothing on it.

adjective untouched

  • coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
  • entire — An uncastrated male horse.
  • equanimous — Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
  • hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
  • immune — protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation.

Antonyms for untouched

adjective untouched

  • harmed — physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm.
  • infected — to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.

Top questions with untouched

  • which ships survived the attack on pearl harbor untouched?
  • what does untouched mean?
  • what are the lyrics to untouched?

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