unaffected

¹ American  

[uhn-uh-fek-tid] / ˌʌn əˈfɛk tɪd /

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.

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unaffected ² American  

[uhn-uh-fek-tid] / ˌʌn əˈfɛk tɪd /

adjective

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

   The laboratory clock remained accurate, unaffected by the explosion.

   Synonyms:

   unstirred, untouched, unmoved

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unaffected ¹ British  

/ ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

1. unpretentious, natural, or sincere

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unaffected ² British  

/ ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

1. not affected

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Other Word Forms

• unaffectedly adverb
• unaffectedness noun

Etymology

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

But his paws groped at the open air, the wispy silhouette unaffected by his futile attempt.

From Literature

Researchers say this new gene therapy works more like a precise volume control that turns down only the pain signal while leaving the rest of the brain unaffected.

From Science Daily

Production at its Macedon and Pluto facilities were unaffected.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Until there is a clearer path forward and indications of unaffected customer & supplier confidence, we expect the stock to remain range bound despite a robust demand backdrop,” Merchant wrote.

From Barron's

Still, major future indexes appeared largely unaffected the news.

From Barron's

Related Words

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