unaffected

English

Etymology

un- +‎ affected.

Adjective

unaffected (comparative more unaffected, superlative most unaffected)

1. Lacking pretense or affectation; natural.
   • 1812, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 3:

     Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.

Synonyms

• comfortable in one's own skin

Derived terms

• unaffectedly
• unaffectedness

Translations

lacking pretense or affectation, natural

Scottish Gaelic: sìmplidh (gd)

Noun

unaffected (plural unaffecteds)

1. Someone not affected, as by a disease.

Synonyms

• nonaffected (less common)