untouched
/ʌnˈtʌt͡ʃt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not eaten.
adj
Not influenced, affected or swayed.
adj
Not discussed or talked about.
verb
simple past and past participle of untouch
Example Sentences
- "There are practically no untouched forests left in Europe."
- "The altars used for magical purposes were of carved wood or, if made of stone, had to be a natural slab, unhewn and untouched by hammer or chisel."
- "Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys."
- "HS2 Ltd has continued to refine the designs, so that seven fewer ancient woodlands will be affected. This reduces the total number to 25. And of those 25 woodlands, 85% of the total area will remain untouched by HS2."
- "He left his vegetables untouched."
- "She was untouched by his tale of woes."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English touched English untouched From un- + touched.