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untouched

[uhn-tuhcht]

adjective

  1. not touched touch or handled, as material.

  2. not explored or visited.

    untouched lands.

  3. not eaten or drunk.

  4. remaining in a pristine state; unchanged.

    an untouched innocent; an untouched world.

  5. not injured or hurt; undamaged.

    untouched by the exploding bombs.

  6. not affected or altered.

    She was untouched by the life around her.

  7. emotionally unmoved; indifferent.

    She was left untouched by the music.

  8. not mentioned or described, as in conversation or a book.

    an untouched subject.



untouched

/ ʌˈʌʃ /

adjective

  1. not used, handled, touched, etc

  2. not injured or harmed

  3. (postpositive) emotionally unmoved

  4. not changed, modified, or affected

  5. (of food or drink) left without being consumed

  6. not mentioned or referred to

    he left the subject untouched

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • untouchedness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of untouched1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; un- 1, touch, -ed 2
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There is general agreement that we are no longer dealing with either a purely urban, human environment or a purely wild and untouched one.

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Meanwhile, the Christian right wing of the party, while happy to pass huge cuts to Medicaid and Obamacare, is largely leaving untouched Social Security or Medicare, which their working-class and aging base depends on.

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His tariffs on steel and aluminium were untouched by the lawsuit.

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His import taxes on steel and aluminium were untouched by the lawsuit.

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Aidan Stanley raises beef cattle entirely on untouched grass pastures at Lilliput Farm near Bath, a practice which substantially reduces carbon emissions.

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