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untouchable en · ADJ
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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English touchable
English untouchable
From un- + touchable.
Meanings
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Not able to be touched.
Sunday’s election is the first to be held after youth-led mass protests in 2020 shocked the establishment by […] criticising an institution previously considered untouchable.
2023 May 14, Rebecca Ratcliffe, Thitipol Panyalimpanun, “Opposition parties take lead in Thai election”, in The Guardian:
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Not able to be defeated or bested.
The Minnesota Vikings have been untouchable this year as they've won their sixth consecutive game.
Forms
Deriveds
untouchableness · untouchable number · untouchably · untouchability
Translations (21)
bg неприкосновѐн (not able to be touched) · sv oantastlig (not able to be touched) · te అంటరాని (not able to be touched) · ca intocable (not able to be touched) · it intoccabile (not able to be touched) · ru неприкаса́емый (not able to be touched) · eo netuŝebla (not able to be touched) · es intocable (not able to be touched) · sh nedodìrljiv (not able to be touched) · ru неприкоснове́нный (not able to be touched) · de unantastbar (not able to be touched) · pt intocável (not able to be touched) · hu érinthetetlen (not able to be touched) · fr intouchable (not able to be touched) · bg недосега̀ем (not able to be touched) · pl niedotykalny (not able to be touched) · ca intangible (not able to be touched) · grc ἀθίγγανος (not able to be touched) · cy anghyffyrddadwy (not able to be touched) · fi koskematon (not able to be touched) · sh недодѝрљив (not able to be touched)
untouchable en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English touchable
English untouchable
From un- + touchable.
Meanings
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A criminal who is so well-connected that they cannot be harmed.
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Synonym of outcast: a person excluded from society.
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(India) A member of the lowest and most discriminated caste in traditional Indian society.
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A law enforcement agent immune to intimidation, bribery, or seduction.
Forms
Synonyms
Dalit (member of the lowest Indian caste) · pariah (member of the lowest Indian caste) · undesirable (member of the lowest Indian caste) · outcast
Translations (47)
ga duine seachanta (member of the lowest caste) · el αδιάφθορος (incorruptible law enforcement agent) · de Unberührbarer m Paria (member of the lowest caste) · ja パーリア (member of the lowest caste) · te అంటరానివాడు (member of the lowest caste) · pt pariá (member of the lowest caste) · ja パーリヤ (member of the lowest caste) · sa अस्पृश्य (member of the lowest caste) · es intocable (member of the lowest caste) · bg недосегаем (criminal) · hu érinthetetlen (criminal) · ja 不可触民 (member of the lowest caste) · pl nietykalny (member of the lowest caste) · el παρίας (criminal) · pl parias (member of the lowest caste) · hi अछूत (member of the lowest caste) · et paaria (member of the lowest caste) · fi hylkiö (member of the lowest caste) · el παρίας (member of the lowest caste) · ca pària (member of the lowest caste) · hi अस्पृश्य (member of the lowest caste) · ro paria (member of the lowest caste) · fr intouchable (member of the lowest caste) · ja 部落民 (member of the lowest caste) · io paria (member of the lowest caste) · fr paria (member of the lowest caste) · sa चण्डाल (member of the lowest caste) · ayn المهمشين (member of the lowest caste) · fi paaria (member of the lowest caste) · cmn 賤民 /贱民 (member of the lowest caste) · id paria (member of the lowest caste) · fi koskematon (member of the lowest caste) · ca intocable (member of the lowest caste) · pl nietykalny (incorruptible law enforcement agent) · hu érinthetetlen (member of the lowest caste) · ru па́рия (member of the lowest caste) · ko 백정 (member of the lowest caste) · ml പറയൻ (member of the lowest caste) · es intocable (criminal) · ta பறையன் (member of the lowest caste) · ur چنڈال (member of the lowest caste) · pt pária (member of the lowest caste) · fi kastiton (member of the lowest caste) · pl nietykalna (member of the lowest caste) · fi lahjomaton (incorruptible law enforcement agent) · es paria (member of the lowest caste) · pl nietykalny (criminal)