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Meaning of 'detached' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Detached [ a.]
- Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached parcels.
2 . Detached [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Detach

Meaning of 'detached' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . detached [ a]
Meaning (1):
- used of buildings; standing apart from others
Example in sentence:
  • a detached garage;
  • detached houses
2 . detached [ s]
Meaning (2):
- no longer connected or joined
Example in sentence:
  • a detached part;
  • on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached;
  • the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases
Meaning (3):
- showing lack of emotional involvement
Example in sentence:
  • adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair;
  • an uninvolved bystander;
  • she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive
Meaning (4):
- lacking affection or warm feeling
Example in sentence:
  • an uncaring person
Meaning (5):
- being or feeling set or kept apart from others
Example in sentence:
  • could not remain the isolated figure he had been;
  • had a set-apart feeling;
  • she felt detached from the group;
  • thought of herself as alone and separated from the others
Meaning (6):
- not fixed in position
Example in sentence:
  • he pulled his arm free and ran;
  • the detached shutter fell on him

Nearby Words:

detach detachable detaching detachment detail detailed detailer detailing detain detainder

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