WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•af•fect•ed1 /ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- sincere;
genuine:unaffected grief. - not affected by change.
un•af•fect•ed1
(un′ə fek′tid),USA pronunciation adj.
un′af•fect′ed•ly, adv.
un′af•fect′ed•ness, n.
un•af•fect•ed2 (un′ə fek′tid),USA pronunciation adj.
- free from affectation;
sincere;
genuine:The man showed unaffected grief at the death of his former opponent. - unpretentious, as a personality or literary style.
- un-1 + affected2 1580–90
un′af•fect′ed•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged plain, natural, simple, honest, real, unfeigned, artless; naive, guileless.
un•af•fect•ed2 (un′ə fek′tid),USA pronunciation adj.
- not affected, acted upon, or influenced;
unchanged;
unaltered:The laboratory clock remained accurate, unaffected by the explosion.
- un-1 + affected1 1580–90
- unmoved, untouched, unimpressed, unstirred.
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