[uhn-tuhch-uh-buh
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| 1. | that may not be touched; of a nature such that it cannot be touched; not palpable; intangible. |
| 2. | too distant to be touched. |
| 3. | vile or loathsome to the touch. |
| 4. | beyond criticism, control, or suspicion: Modern writers consider no subject untouchable. |
| 5. | Hinduism. the former name given to a member of a lower caste in India whose touch was believed to defile a high-caste Hindu; Harijan. Compare scheduled caste. |
| 6. | a person who is beyond reproach as to honesty, diligence, etc. |
| 7. | a person disregarded or shunned by society or a particular group; social outcast: political untouchables. |
| 8. | a person or thing considered inviolable or beyond criticism: such untouchables as Social Security in the federal budget. |
| un·touch·a·ble (ŭn-tŭch'ə-bəl) adj.
A member of the class that is excluded from and considered unclean and defiling by the four Hindu castes. un·touch'a·bil'i·ty n., un·touch'a·bly adv. |