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

They were unaffected by the better-than-expected U.K. retail sales data, with some analysts saying sales remain subdued.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Martin Luther King Jr. Day is strictly a U.S. federal holiday, international stock markets are unaffected and will remain open.

From Barron's

To investigate the biological roots of the disorder, researchers studied 22 people diagnosed with ABS, along with 21 unaffected household partners and 22 healthy control participants.

From Science Daily

Berry said in the wake of Maduro’s capture, “numerous state and nonstate actors involved in the illegal narcotics trade remain unaffected.”

From Los Angeles Times

While dozens of flights within Taiwan were canceled and some international flights were delayed, shipping remained largely unaffected, and there were no reports of disruption to energy imports.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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