Definitions for untouchableʌnˈtʌtʃ ə bəl

un•touch•a•bleʌnˈtʌtʃ ə bəl(adj.)

that may not be touched; not palpable; intangible.
too distant to be touched.
vile or loathsome to the touch.
beyond criticism, control, or suspicion.
(n.)a member of a lower caste in India whose touch was formerly believed to defile a high-caste Hindu.
Category: Eastern Religions
a person disregarded or shunned by society or a particular group; social outcast.
Category: Common Vocabulary
a person or thing considered inviolable or beyond criticism.
Category: Common Vocabulary

1560–70

untouchable, Harijan(adj)
belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
untouchable(adj)
beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment
"for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"- Newsweek
unassailable, untouchable(adj)
impossible to assail
untouchable(adj)
forbidden to the touch
"in most museums such articles are untouchable"
untouchable(adj)
( especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling
inaccessible, unobtainable, unprocurable, untouchable(adj)
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"

untouchable(Noun)
A criminal so adept, they cannot be arrested (effective bribes securely in place.)
untouchable(Noun)
A pariah.
untouchable(Noun)
In the Indian caste system, a member of the lowest caste.
untouchable(Noun)
An incorruptible law enforcement agent
untouchable(Adjective)
Not able to be touched.

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