untaught

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adjective

un·​taught ˌən-ˈtȯt How to pronounce untaught (audio)
Synonyms of untaughtnext
1
: not instructed or trained : ignorant
2
: natural, spontaneous
untaught kindness

untaught

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past tense and past participle of unteach

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Adjective an untaught artist whose primitive paintings are now prized by collectors
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Still, with this inspirational true story, the streamer stands to reach a much wider public than Perry’s typical audience, reminding how much of American history remains untaught and largely untold. — Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024 Until recent years, the story of how this period affected California’s Indigenous peoples had largely gone untaught or underrecognized. — Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2024 With #100daysofpractice, the star violinist has drawn back the veil for professionals and amateurs alike on a private, untaught part of musical life. — David Allen, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023 Being untaught in our schools, as so much of our history has been. — Roy S. Johnson | [email protected], al, 23 June 2022 Instead, it was pushed down, unremembered and untaught until efforts decades later started bringing it into the light. — Deepti Hajela, chicagotribune.com, 29 May 2021 But where untaught formlessness is the ideal, the formative character of such an enterprise is suspect, a threat to the authentic, untutored self. — Michael Knox Beran, National Review, 6 Feb. 2020

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First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of untaught was in the 14th century

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“Untaught.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untaught. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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untaught

adjective
un·​taught ˌən-ˈtȯt How to pronounce untaught (audio)
ˈən-
1
: not instructed or trained : ignorant
2
: natural entry 1 sense 1
untaught animal behavior
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