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Untouchable vs Untouchability - What's the difference?

untouchable | untouchability |

As nouns the difference between untouchable and untouchability

is that untouchable is a criminal so adept, they cannot be arrested or convicted while untouchability is the state or condition of being untouchable.

As an adjective untouchable

is not able to be touched.

untouchable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not able to be touched.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A criminal so adept, they cannot be arrested or convicted.
  • A pariah.
  • In the Indian caste system, a member of the lowest caste.
  • An incorruptible law enforcement agent
    • * (English Citations of "untouchable")

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    untouchability

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or condition of being untouchable.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=June 15, author=Anand Giridharadas, title=Indian to the Core, and an Oligarch, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Can we make sure that we create a social structure where we remove untouchability ? }}

    Synonyms

    * untouchableness