untouched

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈtʌtʃt/ UK /ʌnˈtʌtʃt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not handled, altered, or affected

The wilderness remained untouched by human development.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not handled, altered, or... pristine intact undisturbed unspoiled unaltered unaffected virgin

Opposites

touched altered affected spoiled

Word family

Related forms touchuntouchable

Etymology

From un- ('not') plus touched, the past participle of touch, from Old French tochier, of imitative or Vulgar Latin origin (*toccare 'to knock, strike').

un- Old English tochier Old French

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# untouched

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈtʌtʃt/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈtʌtʃt/

## Meanings
1. not handled, altered, or affected

## Examples
- The wilderness remained untouched by human development.

## Synonyms
- pristine
- intact
- undisturbed
- unspoiled
- unaltered
- unaffected
- virgin

## Antonyms
- touched
- altered
- affected
- spoiled

## Related Forms
- touch
- untouchable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: tochier

## Etymology
From un- ('not') plus touched, the past participle of touch, from Old French tochier, of imitative or Vulgar Latin origin (*toccare 'to knock, strike').

## AI Etymology
Untouched comes from un- ('not') plus touched, the past participle of touch, from Old French tochier, of imitative or Vulgar Latin origin (*toccare 'to knock, strike'). The historical trail runs through Old English un- and Old French tochier. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means not handled, altered, or affected. Related forms include touch, untouchable.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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