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Meaning of untouchable in English

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    untouchable

    Definitions

    1. beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment

    Examples

    • « for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target- Newsweek »

    Synonyms

    • invulnerable
  2. 2. impossible to assail

    Synonyms

    • inviolable
  3. 3. forbidden to the touch

    Examples

    • « in most museums such articles are untouchable »

    Synonyms

    • impermissible
  4. 4. defiling to the touch

    Examples

    • « especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes »

    Synonyms

    • unclean
    • impure
  5. 5. not capable of being obtained

    Examples

    • « a rare work, today almost inaccessible »
    • « timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands »
    • « untouchable resources buried deep within the earth »

    Synonyms

    • unavailable
  6. Noun

    untouchable

    Definitions

    1. belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India

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