untouched

[ uhn-tuhcht ]

/ ʌnˈtʌtʃt /

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adjective

not touched 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.

Origin of untouched

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un-¹, touch, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM untouched

un·touched·ness, noun

Words nearby untouched

unto, untogether, untold, untouchability, untouchable, untouched, untouristy, untoward, untracked, untrained, untrammelled

Example sentences from the Web for untouched

The mockery comes from a place unburdened by history and untouched by the present.

What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face? |Goldie Taylor |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
An important enabler of this abuse is the shrugs of the untouched, whose rising shoulders prop up the toxic world.

Zelda Williams Is the Latest to Leave Twitter Because of Ugly Attacks |Tauriq Moosa |August 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We joked about the untouched boxload of brand new snow shovels.

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Inside the mobile home the next day, she says, were an untouched glass of wine and a burned-down cigarette.

The True Life of Marilyn Chambers, the ‘Other’ Queen of Porn |Christine Pelisek |August 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

This would leave the top rate under ATRA untouched while shifting the terms of the tax debate to friendlier terrain.

Chill Out on the Top Tax Rate |Justin Green |June 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
So he sat there, untouched as yet by the wide river of fire, chuckling at his destiny.

Riders of the Silences |John Frederick
Her garments were rough and patched, but her face, protected by the sunbonnet, was untouched by tan.

Dominie Dean |Ellis Parker Butler
Her store of trinkets and money, untouched in this valley, was abundant for her needs.

Romola |George Eliot
She must have been well past sixty, but her scanty hair was as yet untouched with grey.

At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern |Myrtle Reed
A great man dies not with so mean a jest, and Tyburn was untouched to mirth by Shotland's facile humour.

A Book of Scoundrels |Charles Whibley

British Dictionary definitions for untouched

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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untouched

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British Dictionary definitions for untouched

adjective

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untouched

adjective

Origin of untouched

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Words nearby untouched

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