Meaning of unaffected in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Qualitative Adjective

    unaffected

    Definitions

    1. undergoing no change when acted upon

    Examples

    • « entirely unaffected by each other's writings »
    • « fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment »

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  2. 2. free of artificiality

    Examples

    • « sincere and genuine »
    • « an unaffected grace »

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Famous quotes

  • « Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances. »
    Mahatma Gandhi
  • « Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible women. They are two distinct orders of being. »
    Jane Austen
  • « I think you go through a period as a teenager of being quite cool and unaffected by things. »
    Miranda Otto
  • « No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good one's sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, one's character may remain entirely unaffected for the better. »
    William James

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