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untattooed

untattooed

1 4.4
Having no permanent ink marks on the skin
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈtætuːd/
translation icon : sin tatuajes
  • Her untattooed skin showed her youth.

Examples

  • He decided to keep his arms untattooed to maintain a classic appearance.

  • Many people prefer untattooed skin as it represents a clean and natural look.

  • Her untattooed skin showed her youth.

Synonyms

inkless
vsuntattooed
4.8

Having no tattoos or permanent marks on the skin

has identical meaning but uses a plain negative adjective form

Antonyms

tattooed
1 3.4

Having permanent ink designs on the skin

How Tattooed

tatted
  • Informal
8.7
tattooed
1 3.4
untattooed
1 4.4

Surface Forms

untattooed positive

Morphology

untattooed = tattooed (transparent) = un + tattoo + ed

Productive negative prefixation of the participial adjective 'tattooed' yields the straightforward meaning 'not tattooed'.

Etymology

The word untattooed is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word tattoo, which came into English from the Polynesian tatau meaning 'to mark'. So untattooed simply means 'not marked' by tattoos, that is, skin without any tattoos.