Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unaffected

/ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: un-af-fect-ed
IPA: /ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not affected or changed.

adj

Lacking pretense or affectation; natural.

noun

Someone not affected, as by a disease.

verb

simple past and past participle of unaffect

Example Sentences

"Since I work from home, I was unaffected by the office move."
"I've lost my mind, I've spent the night / Crying on the floor of my bathroom / But you're so unaffected, I really don't get it / But I guess good for you"
"Then you need the "buffer of safety"-thirty per cent of your holdings in Miller Bonds - unaffected by the flutters of the market"
"Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners."

Etymology

From un- + affected.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd/

Inflected Forms

more unaffected (comparative) most unaffected (superlative) unaffecteds (plural)

Derived Forms

unaffectedly unaffectedness

Synonyms

nonaffected unmoved untouched insensible

Rhymes With

connected selected affected protected rejected unexpected suspected infected reflected respected subjected disconnected

Questions

How do you pronounce unaffected?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd/.
What does unaffected mean?: Not affected or changed.
Where does unaffected come from?: From un- + affected.

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