untouched

[ uhn-tuhcht ]

adjective

1. not touched touch or handled, as material.
2. not explored or visited:

   untouched lands.

3. not eaten or drunk.
4. remaining in a pristine state; unchanged:

   an untouched innocent; an untouched world.

5. not injured or hurt; undamaged:

   untouched by the exploding bombs.

6. not affected or altered:

   She was untouched by the life around her.

7. emotionally unmoved; indifferent:

   She was left untouched by the music.

8. not mentioned or described, as in conversation or a book:

   an untouched subject.

untouched

/ ʌnˈtʌtʃt /

adjective

1. not used, handled, touched, etc
2. not injured or harmed
3. postpositive emotionally unmoved
4. not changed, modified, or affected
5. (of food or drink) left without being consumed
6. not mentioned or referred to

   he left the subject untouched

Other Words From

• un·touchedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of untouched¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; un- ¹, touch, -ed ²

Example Sentences

That percentage could have been higher, but the department left single-family zones — which account for most land in such well-to-do areas — largely untouched.

From Los Angeles Times

During the process, they didn’t even feel hot; afterward, the sleeves seemed untouched.

From Los Angeles Times

As a young researcher, he once parked a beat-up car in a middle-class suburban neighborhood of Palo Alto, and during three days of observation, noticed that the car was left untouched.

From Los Angeles Times

It has left the price of its popular "standard plan" without adverts untouched since 2022.

From BBC

Our movements on the ground were restricted by the army to a limited area of the village, but neighbouring buildings and communities appeared, from a distance, to be untouched.

From BBC

Related Words

• flawless
• intact
• spotless
• unaffected
• unbroken
• unconcerned
• undamaged
• unharmed
• unimpressed
• unmoved
• unscathed