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Untouched vs Inscrutable - What's the difference?

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Untouched is a related term of inscrutable.


As adjectives the difference between untouched and inscrutable

is that untouched is remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged while inscrutable is difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret.

As a noun inscrutable is

one who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc that cannot be comprehended.

untouched

English

Alternative forms

* untoucht (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-16, author= John Vidal
  • , volume=189, issue=10, page=8, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Dams endanger ecology of Himalayas , passage=Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys.}}
  • Not eaten.
  • Not influenced, affected or swayed.
  • Not having come in contact.
  • Not talked about.
  • inscrutable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret.
  • His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.
  • * 2007 , Tracy Jordan'' (Tracy Morgan), ''30 Rock :
  • She called my vanity license plate inscrutable ! 'ICU81MI'? Hilarious!

    Synonyms

    * (difficult to comprehend) ineffable

    Derived terms

    * inscrutability * inscrutableness * inscrutably

    See also

    * inexplorable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.