unaffected

unaffected
unaffected1
/un'euh fek"tid/, adj.
1. free from affectation; sincere; genuine: The man showed unaffected grief at the death of his former opponent.
2. unpretentious, as a personality or literary style.
[1580-90; UN-1 + AFFECTED2]
Syn. 1. plain, natural, simple, honest, real, unfeigned, artless; naive, guileless.
unaffected2
/un'euh fek"tid/, adj.
not affected, acted upon, or influenced; unchanged; unaltered: The laboratory clock remained accurate, unaffected by the explosion.
[1580-90; UN-1 + AFFECTED1]
Syn. unmoved, untouched, unimpressed, unstirred.

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