unaffected

¹ American  

[uhn-uh-fek-tid] / ˌʌn əˈfɛk tɪd /

adjective

1. free from affectation; sincere; genuine.

   The man showed unaffected grief at the death of his former opponent.

   Synonyms:

   guileless, naive, artless, unfeigned, real, honest, simple, natural, plain

2. unpretentious, as a personality or literary style.

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unaffected ² American  

[uhn-uh-fek-tid] / ˌʌn əˈfɛk tɪd /

adjective

1. not affected, affect, affected, acted upon, or influenced; unchanged; unaltered.

   The laboratory clock remained accurate, unaffected by the explosion.

   Synonyms:

   unstirred, untouched, unmoved

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unaffected ¹ British  

/ ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

1. unpretentious, natural, or sincere

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unaffected ² British  

/ ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

1. not affected

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Other Word Forms

• unaffectedly adverb
• unaffectedness noun

Etymology

Origin of unaffected¹

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ + affected ²

Origin of unaffected²

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ + affected ¹

Example Sentences

So far, the Pacific Ocean routes that serve much of the U.S. market remain largely unaffected, but shipping companies are watching the situation nervously.

From The Wall Street Journal

They found that a mirror version of cysteine, a sulfur-containing amino acid, can significantly slow the growth of certain tumors while leaving healthy cells largely unaffected.

From Science Daily

China's leaders wrapped up nine days of annual legislative meetings in Beijing on Thursday, projecting an image of domestic stability seemingly unaffected by the war in key trading partner Iran.

From Barron's

"Our other routes, such as to Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, and North Wales are unaffected by this disruption."

From BBC

Mitigating the problem can include automatically detecting jamming or interference and switching to unaffected frequencies, for example.

From BBC

Related Words

• impassive
• impervious
• unaltered
• unconcerned
• unimpressed
• unruffled
• untouched