Definitions for detached
dɪˈtætʃtde·tached

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. degage, detached, uninvolvedadjective

   showing lack of emotional involvement

   "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander"

2. detached, isolated, separated, set-apartadjective

   being or feeling set or kept apart from others

   "she felt detached from the group"; "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson; "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others"; "had a set-apart feeling"

3. detached, separatedadjective

   no longer connected or joined

   "a detached part"; "on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached"; "the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases"

4. detachedadjective

   used of buildings; standing apart from others

   "detached houses"; "a detached garage"

5. detached, unaffectionate, uncaringadjective

   lacking affection or warm feeling

   "an uncaring person"

6. detached, freeadjective

   not fixed in position

   "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran"

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1. detachedadjective

   Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.

2. detachedadjective

   Having little or no emotions or interest towards someone else.

3. detachedadjective

   Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.

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1. detached

   A stand-alone house (also called a single-detached dwelling, detached residence or detached house) is a free-standing residential building. It is sometimes referred to as a single-family home in contrast with a multi-family residential dwelling.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Detached

   of Detach

2. Detachedadjective

   separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached parcels

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. detached

   On detached service. A squadron may be detached under a commodore or senior officer.

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How to pronounce detached?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say detached in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of detached in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of detached in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of detached in a Sentence

1. Bob Woodward:

   I've never seen an instance when the President is so detached from the reality of what's going on, this has not been treated seriously enough. Some of the things President Donald Trump did and does jeopardize the real national security.

2. Hal Rogers:

   Given what the world looks like right now, this approach seems detached from reality.

3. Livia Firth:

   Today the consumer is completely detached from the clothes he or she wears and from who makes them, it happens far away so we don't see it... Out of sight, out of mind.

4. My First Barbie:

   The hand is closed, so the thumb is not detached. We did this to make it easier for little hands to dress and undress the doll.

5. Margaret Mead:

   People in America, of course, live in all sorts of fashions, because they are foreigners, or unlucky, or depraved, or without ambition; people live like that, but Americans live in white detached houses with green shutters. Rigidly, blindly, the dream takes precedence.

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