French word

inaltéré

Pronunciation

IPA/inalteʁe/

Meaning

  • adjectiveunchanged

Example

Malgré les critiques, son sourire est resté inaltéré.

Despite the criticism, his smile remained unchanged.

Illustration for inaltéré (unchanged)

More examples

Le goût du café est resté inaltéré.

The taste of the coffee remained unchanged.

Core concept

Something preserved exactly as it was, without change or damage.

Similar words

inchangé: Still in its original condition, with nothing changed.
identique: Exactly the same in form or qualities.
pareil: The same in condition or appearance.

Definition in French

Qui n'a pas été modifié, altéré ou endommagé et qui reste dans son état d'origine.

Word origin

Inaltéré combines the negative prefix in- with altéré, the past participle of altérer, from Latin alterare, meaning 'to change'.

Usage tips

  • Inaltéré is more formal and more common in writing than unchanged alternatives such as inchangé or toujours le même.

Other meanings

  • intactadjective

Opposites

  • altéréalteredadjective
  • modifiémodifiedadjective

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