untaught

adjective

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

Examples of untaught in a Sentence

an untaught artist whose primitive paintings are now prized by collectors
Recent Examples on the Web 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 | Rjohnson@al.com, 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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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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