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untouched

[uhn-tuhcht]

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adjective

not touched touch or handled, as material.
not explored or visited.
untouched lands.
not eaten or drunk.
remaining in a pristine state; unchanged.
an untouched innocent; an untouched world.
not injured or hurt; undamaged.
untouched by the exploding bombs.
not affected or altered.
She was untouched by the life around her.
emotionally unmoved; indifferent.
She was left untouched by the music.
not mentioned or described, as in conversation or a book.
an untouched subject.

untouched

/ ʌnˈtʌtʃt /

adjective

not used, handled, touched, etc
not injured or harmed
(postpositive) emotionally unmoved
not changed, modified, or affected
(of food or drink) left without being consumed
not mentioned or referred to
he left the subject untouched

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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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Example Sentences

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Outwardly, at any rate, his confidence in his own ability seems untouched.

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The council passed the ordinance, which left single-family zones largely untouched after pushback from homeowners groups, a week before a state deadline for the city to have a housing plan in place.

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But single-family zones will be left largely untouched; the new housing will be developed along commercial corridors and existing dense residential neighborhoods.

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The College still stands as a symbol of Newman's theology and is maintained by a group of devoted nuns, with much of it remaining untouched since the early Victorian era.

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The move is intended to eventually give everyday workers new access to investments formerly reserved for wealthy individuals and institutions, while opening up previously untouched pools of funding for firms in those fields.

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Related Words

untouchable untouristy

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