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outcast vs untouchable

untouchable vs outcast

outcast and untouchable both are nouns.

outcast and untouchable both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
outcast Yes Yes No No
untouchable Yes Yes No No
As nouns, untouchable is a hyponym of outcast; that is, untouchable is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than outcast:
  • outcast: a person who is rejected (from society or home)
  • untouchable: belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
Other hyponyms of outcast include heretic, misbeliever, religious outcast, leper, Harijan.
outcast (noun) untouchable (noun)
a person who is rejected (from society or home) belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
outcast (adjective) untouchable (adjective)
excluded from a society forbidden to the touch
impossible to assail
beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment
not capable of being obtained
(especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling
Difference between outcast and untouchable

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