The meaning of Unaffected

adjective

Without guile or deception.

Usage examples:

An artless, naive girl

adjective

Simple and not wanting to deceive

Usage examples:

"why did you take the money?" she asked the child. "because i wanted it," came the artless reply.

adjective

(of an adult) having the good qualities, such as innocence, associated with a child.

Usage examples:

She speaks with a childlike directness

adjective

(of adults) showing the good qualities that children have, such as trusting people, being honest and enthusiastic

Usage examples:

A childlike innocence/quality, all her life she had a childlike trust in other people.

idiom

Sensible and practical

adjective

With no illusions or pretensions; practical and realistic.

Usage examples:

A down-to-earth view of marriage

adjective

Practical and direct in dealing with people

Usage examples:

The players like the coach because he’s down-to-earth and honest with them.

adjective

Achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.

Usage examples:

An easy way of retrieving information

adverb

Without difficulty or effort.

Usage examples:

We all scared real easy in those days

exclamation

Be careful.

Usage examples:

Easy, girl—you'll knock me over!

adjective

Devoid of guile; innocent and without deception.

Usage examples:

His face, once so open and guileless

adjective

(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.

Usage examples:

He eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes

adjective

Honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly

Usage examples:

It has to be said it was rather ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to take care of his lug…

adjective

Not guilty of a crime or offence.

Usage examples:

The prisoners were later found innocent

noun

A pure, guileless, or naive person.

Usage examples:

A young innocent abroad

adjective

(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime

Usage examples:

Innocent of he firmly believes that she is innocent of the crime.

adjective

(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

Usage examples:

The rather naive young man had been totally misled

adjective

Too ready to believe someone or something, or to trust that someone’s intentions are good, esp. because of a lack of experience

Usage examples:

It was naive of her to think that she would ever get her money back.

adjective

Existing in or derived from nature; not made or caused by humankind.

Usage examples:

Carrots contain a natural antiseptic

noun

A person having an innate talent for a particular task or activity.

Usage examples:

She was a natural for television work

adverb

A person born with a learning disability.

adjective

Allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked.

Usage examples:

He climbed through the open window

verb

Move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision.

Usage examples:

She opened the door and went in

noun

Make or become formally ready for customers, visitors, or business.

Usage examples:

She raised $731 by opening her home and selling coffee and tea

adjective

Not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character.

Usage examples:

Good plain food

adverb

Used for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Perhaps the youth was just plain stupid

noun

A large area of flat land with few trees.

Usage examples:

The coastal plain

adjective

Easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty.

Usage examples:

A simple solution

noun

A medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one.

Usage examples:

The gatherers of simples

exclamation

Of very low intelligence.

adjective

Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus.

Usage examples:

The audience broke into spontaneous applause

Said or done without having been planned in advance

adjective

Happening naturally, without planning or encouragement

Usage examples:

A spontaneous performance, spontaneous affection, the children spontaneously gave us hugs and kisses.

adjective

Remaining the same; unchanged.

Usage examples:

Many buildings survive unaltered

adjective

Not pretentious or arrogant; modest.

Usage examples:

He was an unassuming and kindly man

adjective

Quiet and not attracting attention

Usage examples:

A shy and unassuming person, an unassuming little restaurant

adjective

Not changed; unaltered.

Usage examples:

An unchanged side for tonight's home game

adjective

Feeling no admiration, interest, or respect.

Usage examples:

He was unimpressed with the news

adjective

Not impressed (= made to feel admiration or respect)

Usage examples:

They looked at the house, but they seemed unimpressed (by it).

adjective

Not influenced or affected.

Usage examples:

Styles of dress relatively uninfluenced by popular fashion

adjective

Expressing one's feelings or thoughts unselfconsciously and without restraint.

Usage examples:

A lively and uninhibited girl

adjective

Free and natural, without embarrassment or too much control

Usage examples:

The students we spoke to were surprisingly uninhibited in talking about sex., we watched two hours …

adjective

Not affected by emotion or excitement.

Usage examples:

He was clearly unmoved by her outburst

adjective

Not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed.

Usage examples:

A friendly and unpretentious hotel

adjective

Simple and/or sincere; not pretentious

Usage examples:

The food is delicious and unpretentious.

adjective

Lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes.

Usage examples:

An unsophisticated young man

adjective

Not complicated, not educated, or without a good understanding of culture

Usage examples:

He’s an unsophisticated man, but he has been very successful in business.

adjective

Not moved, agitated, or stirred.

Usage examples:

Waters that are ice-covered remain unstirred by wind

adjective

Not handled, used, or tasted.

Usage examples:

Annabel pushed aside her untouched plate

adjective

Not changed or spoiled in any way

Usage examples:

These prewar apartment buildings have been virtually untouched since they were built., she left her…

adjective

(of a person) having little awareness of the practicalities of life; unmotivated by material considerations.

Usage examples:

A pedantic, unworldly boffin

adjective

Not practical, or without a lot of experience of life

Usage examples:

There was something slightly unworldly about him., we observe her transformation from a naive, unwo…