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

/ ʌnˈtʌtʃt /

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

Other Word Forms

• untouchedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of untouched¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; un- ¹, touch, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Due to my two divorces, I had to leave the homes I bought and give up all the equity in order to keep my retirement accounts untouched.

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Velasco seems to be under no illusion that his beloved land, and culture, would remain untouched by progress.

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First-time visitors have been awestruck by pristine fjords and magnificent glaciers, gushing over stunning, untouched landscape.

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"Why Africa? I think it's an untouched market."

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New research explains why forests planted for logging purposes fuel devastating wildfires more often than untouched land.

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