unaffected

  • 1Unaffected — Un af*fect ed, a. 1. Not affected or moved; destitute of affection or emotion; uninfluenced. [1913 Webster] A poor, cold, unspirited, unmannered, Unhonest, unaffected, undone fool. J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] 2. Free from affectation; plain;… …

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  • 2unaffected — [adj1] honest, unsophisticated artless, candid, direct, folksy*, forthright, frank, genuine, guileless, homey*, ingenuous, modest, naive, natural, plain, simple, sincere, single, spontaneous, straightforward, true, unartificial, unassuming,… …

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  • 3unaffected — I (sincere) adjective aboveboard, artless, candid, candidus, childlike, direct, downright, forthright, frank, free from affectation, guileless, honest, inartificial, ingenuous, innocent, modest, naive, natural, open, outspoken, plain, plainspoken …

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  • 4unaffected by — index immune Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5unaffected — (adj.) 1580s, not influenced, untouched in mind or feeling, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of AFFECT (Cf. affect). Meaning not adopted or assumed, genuine is recorded from 1590s; that of not acted upon or altered (by something) is first attested …

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  • 6unaffected — artless, *natural, simple, ingenuous, naive, unsophisticated …

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  • 7unaffected — ► ADJECTIVE 1) feeling or showing no effects. 2) sincere and genuine. DERIVATIVES unaffectedly adverb unaffectedness noun …

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  • 8unaffected — [un΄ə fek′tid] adj. 1. not changed, affected, or influenced 2. without affectation; simple; sincere; natural unaffectedly adv. unaffectedness n …

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  • 9unaffected — [[t]ʌ̱nəfe̱ktɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ by n If someone or something is unaffected by an event or occurrence, they are not changed by it in any way. She seemed totally unaffected by what she d drunk... The strike shut down 50… …

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  • 10unaffected — adj. 1) unaffected by 2) to remain unaffected * * * [ˌʌnə fektɪd] to remain unaffected unaffected by …

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