untouchable
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
Types & categories
- castaway hypernym
Related & opposite
- untouchable derivation
Sense 2 adjective
beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment
for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target
Related & opposite
- invulnerable similar to
Sense 3 adjective
impossible to assail
Related & opposite
- inviolable similar to
Sense 4 adjective
forbidden to the touch
in most museums such articles are untouchable
Related & opposite
- impermissible similar to
Sense 5 adjective
( especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling
Related & opposite
- untouchable derivation
- unclean similar to
Sense 6 adjective
not capable of being obtained
a rare work, today almost inaccessible
Related & opposite
- inaccessibility derivation
- unavailable similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | untouchable |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | castaway |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | invulnerable |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | inviolable |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | impermissible |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | untouchable |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | unclean |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | inaccessibility |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | unavailable |