Untouchable Definition
ŭn-tŭchə-bəl
untouchables
adjective
That cannot or should not be touched.
Webster's New World
Not capable of being touched or reached.
An untouchable tennis serve.
American Heritage
Not permitted to be discussed.
An untouchable subject.
American Heritage
Not subject or susceptible to criticism, rebuke, or attack.
An appointee who was untouchable because of his political connections.
American Heritage
Not capable of being affected, especially adversely.
Bacteria that are untouchable by an antibiotic.
American Heritage
noun
untouchables
A Dalit.
American Heritage
An untouchable person or thing.
Webster's New World
In India, any member of the lowest castes, whose touch was regarded as defiling to higher-caste Hindus: discrimination against these people (now called Scheduled Castes) was officially abolished in 1955
Webster's New World
A criminal so adept, they cannot be arrested or convicted.
Wiktionary
A pariah.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Untouchable
Noun
Singular:
untouchable
Plural:
untouchablesOrigin of Untouchable
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un- +"Ž touchable
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