unaffected

/,ʌnə'fektid/
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unaffected

She has an unaffected smile that puts everyone at ease.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Not influenced, changed, or impacted by something: Describes a person, thing, or situation that remains the same despite external forces or events.
    • Genuine and sincere; without artificiality or pretense: Describes a natural manner or quality that is not put on or faked.
    • Not emotionally moved or disturbed: Describes a person who remains calm and shows no emotional reaction to a situation.
Usage Examples
  • Not influenced or changed:
    • The village was unaffected by the modern developments in the city.
    • His opinion remained unaffected by their criticism.
  • Genuine and sincere:
    • She has an unaffected charm that makes everyone feel comfortable.
    • His laughter was loud and unaffected.
  • Not emotionally moved:
    • He was unaffected by the sad news, showing no reaction.
    • The judge remained unaffected by the emotional plea.
Advanced Usage
  • "to leave someone/something unaffected": to not cause any change or impact on someone or something.
    • The scandal left his reputation surprisingly unaffected.
  • Used in formal or academic contexts to describe a control variable or condition in an experiment.
    • The control group was unaffected by the experimental treatment.
Variants and Related Words
  • Unaffectation (n): The quality of being unaffected; naturalness. (Note: This is a rare noun form).
  • Affected (adj): The direct antonym, meaning artificial, pretentious, or influenced.
Synonyms
  • Uninfluenced: Not affected by external factors.
  • Unmoved: Not emotionally affected.
  • Natural: Acting in a genuine, spontaneous way.
  • Impervious: Not able to be affected (often by criticism or external conditions).
Antonyms
  • Affected: Artificial, pretentious.
  • Influenced: Changed or impacted by something.
  • Moved: Emotionally touched or disturbed.
  • Artificial: Not natural; contrived.
Related Phrases
  • Unaffected by: The most common prepositional phrase used with this adjective.
    • The old clock was unaffected by the power outage.
  • Remain unaffected: A common verb collocation.
    • Despite the chaos, she remained unaffected.
unaffected

She has an unaffected smile that puts everyone at ease.

Adjective
  1. free of artificiality; sincere and genuine
    • an unaffected grace
  2. emotionally unmoved
    • always appeared completely unmoved and imperturbable
  3. unaware of or indifferent to
    • insensible to the suffering around him
  4. undergoing no change when acted upon
    • entirely unaffected by each other's writings
    • fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment

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