un·touch·a·ble
un·touch·a·ble/ˌənˈtəCHəb(ə)l/
adjective
- not able or allowing to be touched or affected."once they have these documents, they become legally untouchable"
- of or belonging to the lowest-caste Hindu group or the people outside the caste system.
noun
a member of the lowest-caste Hindu group or a person outside the caste system. Contact with untouchables is traditionally held to defile members of higher castes.
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What does it mean if someone is untouchable?
a person who is beyond reproach as to honesty, diligence, etc. a person disregarded or shunned by society or a particular group; social outcast: political untouchables. a person or thing considered inviolable or beyond criticism: such untouchables as Social Security in the federal budget.
What is another word for untouchable?
synonyms: unassailable. inviolable. incapable of being transgressed or dishonored. adjective. forbidden to the touch.
What does that's untouchable mean?
: not able to be touched: such as. a : too powerful or important to be punished, criticized, etc. The mayor believed that he was untouchable and not subject to the same laws as the rest of us.
What is the literal meaning of untouchability?
'Untouchability' according to the caste system means not touching the members of a particular caste, denying access to resources and extreme form of discrimination is inflicted on the people of untouchable castes.
Untouchable Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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7 days ago · The first known use of untouchable was in 1607. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near untouchable. untouchability.
Untouchable definition: that may not be touched; of a nature such that it cannot be touched; not palpable; intangible. . See examples of UNTOUCHABLE used in ...
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not able to be punished, criticized, or changed in any way: He believed the police would never arrest him, that he was untouchable.
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untouchable (plural untouchables). A criminal who is so well-connected that they cannot be harmed. Synonym of outcast: a person excluded from society.
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Some people refer to Hindus of the lowest social rank as untouchables. [offensive]. He was born an untouchable in a very poor village in south India.
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2 untouchable /ˌʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/ noun. plural untouchables. 2 untouchable. /ˌʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/. noun. plural untouchables. Britannica Dictionary definition of ...
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Contact with untouchables is traditionally held to defile members of higher castes. The term untouchable and the social restrictions accompanying it were ...
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unto preposition · untold adjective · untouchable adjective · untouchable noun · the Untouchables.
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