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detached en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/
  • /dəˈtæt͡ʃt/
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. Not physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect.
  2. Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
    • Located on the northbound platform, the detached, timber-clad waiting room (a period Furness Railway structure) has been adapted into a pet-friendly, self-catering, two-bedroom holiday home complete with sun lounge and garden for those sunny Cumbrian days. 2025 October 15, Stephen Roberts, “Top 10: Railway retreats: St Bees, Cumbria”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 57:
    • "That field is their football ground and the detached house is their library and recreation room." 1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed:
  3. Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
  4. Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more detached Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most detached Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

detachedness · detachedly · detached garage · detached work · nondetached · undetached · semi-detached · semidetached · detached house · detached from reality

Relateds

selfless

Synonyms

egal · clinical · uninterested · indistinguishing · imprejudicate · disparate · unbiased · impartial · fairhanded · nonpersonal · dispassionate · unprepossessed · nonpartial · unpartisan · candid · neutral · detached · indifferent · unbiased · detached · distinct · disinterested · unpartial · equitable · distinct · unprejudiced · unbigoted · cold · unconnected · objective · evenhanded · equal · unattached · separate · unattached · sundry · discrete · nonpartisan · unassociated · fair-minded · loose · objective · nonaligned · unannexed · neuter

Translations (27)

hu tárgyilagos (having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested) · fi erillis- (of a house: not joined to another house on either side) · hu elfogulatlan (having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested) · nb frittstående (of a house: not joined to another house on either side) · fr à quatre façades (of a house: not joined to another house on either side) · es no adosado (not physically attached; separated from something it could connect to) · pt imparcial (having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested) · es unifamiliar (of a house: not joined to another house on either side) · pt desapegado (having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested) · de freistehend (not physically attached; separated from something it could connect to) · bg отделен (of a house: not joined to another house on either side) · nn frittståande (of a house: not joined to another house on either side) · es desfijado (not physically attached; separated from something it could connect to) · pt desinteressado (having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested) · es desprendido (not physically attached; separated from something it could connect to) · fi erillinen (of a house: not joined to another house on either side) · ca exempt (of a house: not joined to another house on either side) · sv fristående (of a house: not joined to another house on either side) · ca desinteressat (having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested) · es desprendido (having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested) · ca a quatre vents (of a house: not joined to another house on either side) · bg самостоятелен (of a house: not joined to another house on either side) · bg безпристрастен (not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial) · fi ulkopuolinen (not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial) · da fritstående (of a house: not joined to another house on either side) · es desasido (not physically attached; separated from something it could connect to) · fi puolueeton (not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial)

detached en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/
  • /dəˈtæt͡ʃt/
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of detach
    form of detach