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untouchable

/ untouchable /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
Type of:
outcast castaway pariah
adjective satellite Sense 2
defiling to the touch; especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes
Similar:
unclean impure
adjective satellite Sense 3
forbidden to the touch
"in most museums such articles are untouchable"
Similar:
impermissible
adjective satellite Sense 4
beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment
"for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"- Newsweek"
Similar:
invulnerable
adjective satellite Sense 5
impossible to assail
Similar:
inviolable
adjective satellite Sense 6
not capable of being obtained
"a rare work, today almost inaccessible"
"timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands"
"untouchable resources buried deep within the earth"
Similar:
unavailable
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
6
Total Relationships
9
Times Searched
16
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outcast castaway pariah unclean impure impermissible invulnerable inviolable unavailable