unaffected

¹

[ uhn-uh-fek-tid ]

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.

unaffected

²

[ uhn-uh-fek-tid ]

adjective

1. not affected, affect, affected, acted upon, or influenced; unchanged; unaltered:

   The laboratory clock remained accurate, unaffected by the explosion.

   Synonyms: unstirred, unmoved, untouched

unaffected

¹

/ ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

1. not affected

unaffected

²

/ ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

1. unpretentious, natural, or sincere

Derived Forms

• ˌunafˈfectedness, noun
• ˌunafˈfectedly, adverb

Other Words From

• unaf·fected·ly adverb
• unaf·fected·ness noun

Word History and Origins

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

On agricultural inheritance tax. the prime minister again said the vast majority of farms would be "completely unaffected".

From BBC

Plant hire has been largely unaffected by consolidation into larger firms.

From BBC

Few things, if anything, will be unaffected by global heating.

From Salon

During that time, Spirit's operations will continue as normal and passengers will be unaffected, it said.

From BBC

Bluesky has prided itself on centralizing its user experience on one server, meaning its users could only see one feed unaffected by troublesome algorithms that plague platforms like Twitter/X.

From Salon

Related Words

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