untouchable

un·touch·a·ble

 (ŭn-tŭch′ə-bəl)

adj.

1.

a. Not permitted to be touched: an untouchable idol.

b. Not capable of being touched or reached: an untouchable tennis serve.

2.

a. Not permitted to be discussed: an untouchable subject.

b. Not subject or susceptible to criticism, rebuke, or attack: an appointee who was untouchable because of his political connections.

c. Not capable of being affected, especially adversely: bacteria that are untouchable by an antibiotic.

d. Not permitted to be altered: an untouchable religious text.

e. Not capable of being rivaled or surpassed: an untouchable skier.

f. Baseball Not giving up any hits. Used of a pitcher.

3. Often Offensive Relating to or being the Dalit class in traditional Indian society.

n. often Untouchable

Often Offensive A Dalit.

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un·touch′a·bil′i·ty n.

un·touch′a·bly adv.

untouchable

(ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl)

adj

1. lying beyond reach

2. above reproach, suspicion, or impeachment

3. unable to be touched

n

(Hinduism) taboo a former name for Dalit

unˌtouchaˈbility n

Usage: In relation to the caste system, the term untouchable is banned in both the Indian and Pakistani constitutions

un•touch•a•ble

(ʌnˈtʌtʃ ə bəl)

adj.

1. that may not be touched; not palpable; intangible.

2. too distant to be touched.

3. vile or loathsome to the touch.

4. beyond criticism, control, or suspicion.

n.

5. a member of a lower caste in India whose touch was formerly believed to defile a high-caste Hindu.

6. a person disregarded or shunned by society or a particular group; social outcast.

7. a person or thing considered inviolable or beyond criticism.

[1560–70]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	untouchable - belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India Harijan castaway, outcast, pariah, Ishmael - a person who is rejected (from society or home)
Adj.	1.	untouchable - beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment; "for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"- Newsweek invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"
	2.	untouchable - impossible to assail       unassailable 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 unclean, impure - having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws; "unclean meat"; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3
	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" unobtainable, unprocurable, inaccessible unavailable - not available or accessible or at hand; "fresh milk was unavailable during the emergency"; "his secretary said he was unavailable for comment"

Translations

unantastbar

αδιάφθορος

intocable

intouchable

intoccabileparia

untouchable

[ʌnˈtʌtʃəbl]

A. ADJ → intocable

B. N → intocable mf

untouchable

[ʌnˈtʌtʃəb^əl]

adj

(= unlikely to be punished) → intouchable

(= unbeatable) [sports player] → imbattable; [entertainer] → inégalable

n (in India) → intouchable mf

untouchable

adj

→ unberührbar

(= immune) person, rights → unantastbar

(= supreme) → unantastbar

n → Unberührbare(r) mf

untouchable

[ʌnˈtʌtʃəbl]

1. n (in India) → paria m inv, intoccabile m/f

2. adj → intoccabile