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unaffected

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un·af·fect·ed  (n-fktd)
adj.
1. Not changed, modified, or affected.
2. Marked by lack of affectation; genuine. See Synonyms at naive.

unaf·fected·ly adv.
unaf·fected·ness n.

unaffected1
adj
unpretentious, natural, or sincere
unaffectedly  adv
unaffectedness  n

unaffected2
adj
not affected
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unaffectedunaffected - undergoing no change when acted upon; "entirely unaffected by each other's writings"; "fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment"
unmoved, unaffected, untouched - emotionally unmoved; "always appeared completely unmoved and imperturbable"
affected - acted upon; influenced
2.unaffected - unaware of or indifferent to; "insensible to the suffering around him"
insensitive - deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients"
3.unaffected - emotionally unmoved; "always appeared completely unmoved and imperturbable"
unaffected - undergoing no change when acted upon; "entirely unaffected by each other's writings"; "fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment"
unemotional - unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
4.unaffectedunaffected - free of artificiality; sincere and genuine; "an unaffected grace"
uncontrived, unstudied - not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu; "an air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be painstakingly achieved"; "simple unstudied charm"
affected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

unaffected1
unaffected2
adjective (often with by) impervious to, unchanged, untouched, unimpressed, unmoved, unaltered, not influenced, unresponsive to, unstirred She seemed totally unaffected by what she'd drunk.
changed, touched, affected, influenced, interested, concerned, sympathetic, disrupted, hard-hit, responsive
Translations
unaffected [ˈʌnəˈfektɪd] ADJ
1. (= sincere) → sin afectación, sencillo
2. (emotionally) → no afectado, inmutable
to be unaffected byno verse afectado por ...

unaffected [ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd] adj
(= not pretentious) [person, behaviour] → sans affectation
(= unchanged) to be unaffected → ne pas être affecté(e)
The strike shut down 50 airports, but most international flights were unaffected → La grève a contraint 50 aéroports à fermer mais la plupart des vols internationaux n'ont pas été affectés.
to be unaffected by sth → ne pas être affecté(e) par qch
She seemed totally unaffected by what she'd drunk → Elle semblait nullement affectée par tout ce qu'elle avait bu.

unaffected
adj
(= sincere)ungekünstelt, natürlich, unaffektiert; pleasure, gratitudeecht
(= not damaged)nicht angegriffen (also Med), → nicht in Mitleidenschaft gezogen, nicht beeinträchtigt; (= not influenced)unbeeinflusst, nicht beeinflusst; (= not involved)nicht betroffen; (= unmoved)ungerührt, unbewegt; she remained quite unaffected by his tearssie blieb beim Anblick seiner Tränen völlig ungerührt; our exports were unaffected by the strikeunsere Exporte wurden durch den Streik nicht beeinträchtigt; he remained quite unaffected by all the noiseder Lärm berührte or störte ihn überhaupt nicht

unaffected [ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd] adj
a. (sincere) → naturale, spontaneo/a; (manner, voice) → non affettato/a; (gratitude) → sincero/a
b. (unchanged) to be unaffected bynon essere toccato/a da
she was wholly unaffected by the news → la notizia non le ha fattocaldofreddo

unaffected [ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd] adj
a. (sincere) → naturale, spontaneo/a; (manner, voice) → non affettato/a; (gratitude) → sincero/a
b. (unchanged) to be unaffected bynon essere toccato/a da
she was wholly unaffected by the news → la notizia non le ha fattocaldofreddo

unaffected
adj unaffected [anəˈfektid]
1 of (a person, his feelings etc) not moved or affected The child seemed unaffected by his father's death. nie geraak nie, nie geaffekteer nie غَيْر مُتأثِّر، لا يَتَأثَّر незасегнат nedotčený upåvirket unberührt ανεπηρέαστος, ασυγκίνητος indiferente mõjutamata تحت تاثیر قرار نگرفته ilman vaikutusta indifférent (à) לא מוּשְפָּע अप्रभावित, अछूता nepromijenjen, nedirnut érzéketlen; (személyileg) nem érintett ósnortinn indifferente 無感動な 마음이 흔들리지 않는 nepaveiktas neietekmēts tdk terjejas onaangedaan upåvirket, uberørt niewzruszony indiferente neafectat (de) безучастный nedotknutý neprizadet nepromenjen oberörd ซึ่งไม่กระทบกระเทือน; ซึ่งไม่สะทกสะท้าน etkilenmemiş 無動於衷的 байдужий; несхвильований تاثر نہ لينے والا không xúc động
2 (of an arrangement etc) not altered It has been raining heavily, but this evening's football arrangements are unaffected. nie geraak nie لا يَتَغَيَّر непроменен nezměněný uberørt unbeeinflußt αναλλοίωτος, αμετάβλητος (π.χ. για συμφωνία) inalterado, no afectado muutmata بی تغییر ennallaan inchangé לא מוּשְפָּע अकृत्रिम naravan, iskren, nenamješten változatlan óbreyttur immutato 変わらない 변하지 않는 nepakeistas neskarts; nemainīgs tdk terjejas onaangetast uberørt nie zmieniony não modificado neschimbat не подвергшийся изменениям nezmenený nespremenjen neizmenjen opåverkad ซึ่งไม่ได้รับผลกระทบ değiştirilmemiş 未改變的,未受影響的 такий, що не зазнав впливу غير متاثر không bị thay đổi


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It was enough to secure his good opinion; for to be unaffected was all that a pretty girl could want to make her mind as captivating as her person.
The instant my eyes rested on her, I was struck by the rare beauty of her form, and by the unaffected grace of her attitude.
Hesiod's charm lies in his child-like and sincere naivete, in his unaffected interest in and picturesque view of nature and all that happens in nature.
 
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