un·touch·a·ble ( n-tch  -bl)adj. 1. Not to be touched. 2. Out of reach; unobtainable. 3. Being beyond the reach of criticism, impeachment, or attack. 4. Loathsome or unpleasant to the touch. n. often Untouchable A member of the class that is excluded from and considered unclean and defiling by the four Hindu castes. un·touch  a·bili·ty n.un·touch a·bly adv. |
untouchable
Adjective
1. above criticism, suspicion or punishment
2. unable to be touched
Noun
a member of the lowest class in India, whose touch was formerly regarded as defiling to the four main castes
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | untouchable - belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India |
| Adj. | 1. |  untouchable - beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment; "for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"- Newsweekinvulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs" |
| 2. |  untouchable - impossible to assail inviolable - incapable of being transgressed or dishonored; "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath" | |
| 3. |  untouchable - forbidden to the touch; "in most museums such articles are untouchable"impermissible - not permitted; "impermissible behavior" | |
| 4. | untouchable - ( especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling | |
| 5. |  untouchable - 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"unavailable - not available or accessible or at hand; "fresh milk was unavailable during the emergency"; "his secretary said he was unavailable for comment" |
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