unaffected

¹

[uhn-uh-fek-tid]

adjective

1. free from affectation; sincere; genuine.

   The man showed unaffected grief at the death of his former opponent.

   Synonyms: guileless, naive, artless, unfeigned, real, honest, simple, natural, plain

2. unpretentious, as a personality or literary style.

unaffected

²

[uhn-uh-fek-tid]

adjective

1. not affected, affect, affected, acted upon, or influenced; unchanged; unaltered.

   The laboratory clock remained accurate, unaffected by the explosion.

   Synonyms: unstirred, untouched, unmoved

unaffected

¹

/ ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

1. unpretentious, natural, or sincere

unaffected

²

/ ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

1. not affected

Other Word Forms

• unaffectedness noun
• unaffectedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unaffected¹

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ + affected ²

Origin of unaffected²

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ + affected ¹

Example Sentences

Palestinians who are able to make visa applications using other passports were said to be unaffected.

From BBC

Separately, the tariffs on steel, aluminium and copper, which were brought in under a different presidential authority, will remain intact and unaffected by the court's ruling.

From BBC

According to HSBC's service status website, customers can still access their accounts by phone and in-person, and card payments are unaffected.

From BBC

Regional flights operated by Air Canada Express remain unaffected.

From Salon

It added that Air Canada Jazz, PAL Airlines and Air Canada Express flights were unaffected by the strike.

From BBC

Related Words

• impassive 
• impervious 
• unaltered 
• unconcerned 
• unimpressed 
• unruffled 
• untouched