Untouched vs Untouchable - What's the difference?
untouched | untouchable |
Remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged.
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Not influenced, affected or swayed.
Not having come in contact.
Not talked about.
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")
As adjectives the difference between untouched and untouchable
is that untouched is remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged while untouchable is not able to be touched.As a noun untouchable is
a criminal so adept, they cannot be arrested or convicted.untouched
English
Alternative forms
* untoucht (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)John Vidal
Dams endanger ecology of Himalayas, passage=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.}}