- unaffected
- adjective Date: circa 1586 1. not influenced or changed mentally, physically, or chemically 2. free from affectation ; genuine • unaffectedly adverb • unaffectedness noun
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Unaffected — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unaffected — [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,… … New thesaurus
unaffected — 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 … Law dictionary
unaffected by — index immune Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unaffected — (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 … Etymology dictionary
unaffected — artless, *natural, simple, ingenuous, naive, unsophisticated … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unaffected — ► ADJECTIVE 1) feeling or showing no effects. 2) sincere and genuine. DERIVATIVES unaffectedly adverb unaffectedness noun … English terms dictionary
unaffected — [un΄ə fek′tid] adj. 1. not changed, affected, or influenced 2. without affectation; simple; sincere; natural unaffectedly adv. unaffectedness n … English World dictionary
unaffected — [[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… … English dictionary
unaffected — adj. 1) unaffected by 2) to remain unaffected * * * [ˌʌnə fektɪd] to remain unaffected unaffected by … Combinatory dictionary
unaffected — un|af|fect|ed [ˌʌnəˈfektıd] adj 1.) not changed or influenced by something unaffected by ▪ The north remained largely unaffected by the drought. 2.) natural in the way you behave use this to show approval ▪ her easy unaffected manner… … Dictionary of contemporary English
