"detached" meaning in English

See detached in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/, /dəˈtæt͡ʃt/ Audio: en-us-detached.ogg Forms: more detached [comparative], most detached [superlative]
Rhymes: -ætʃt Head templates: {{en-adj}} detached (comparative more detached, superlative most detached)
  1. Not physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect. Translations (not physically attached; separated from something it could connect to): desfijado (Spanish), desprendido (Spanish), desasido (Spanish), separado (Spanish), desconectado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-detached-en-adj-RmmTkCz7 Synonyms: distinct, unattached, detached, discrete, distinct, disparate, loose, separate, sundry [obsolete], unattached, unannexed, unassociated, unconnected Disambiguation of 'not physically attached; separated from something it could connect to': 87 4 2 7
  2. Of a house: not joined to another house on either side. Translations (of a house: not joined to another house on either side): отделен (otdelen) (Bulgarian), самостоятелен (samostojatelen) (Bulgarian), exempt (Catalan), a quatre vents (Catalan), fritstående (Danish), erillinen (Finnish), erillis- (Finnish), à quatre façades (French), frittstående (Norwegian Bokmål), frittståande (Norwegian Nynorsk), aislado (Spanish), unifamiliar (Spanish), fristående (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-detached-en-adj-3QHTx9Fy Disambiguation of 'of a house: not joined to another house on either side': 5 85 1 8
  3. Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested. Translations (having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested): desinteressat (Catalan), elfogulatlan (Hungarian), tárgyilagos (Hungarian), imparcial (Portuguese), desinteressado [masculine] (Portuguese), desapegado [masculine] (Portuguese), desinteresado (Spanish), imparcial (Spanish), objetivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-detached-en-adj-fE0jJobg Synonyms: objective, unbiased, candid, cold, clinical, detached, egal [obsolete], equal [obsolete], equitable, evenhanded, fairhanded, fair-minded, disinterested, dispassionate, impartial, imprejudicate [obsolete], indifferent [dated], indistinguishing [obsolete], neuter [uncommon], neutral, nonaligned, nonpartial, nonpartisan, nonpersonal, objective, unbiased, unbigoted, uninterested [obsolete], unpartial, unpartisan, unprejudiced, unprepossessed [rare] Disambiguation of 'having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested': 1 0 97 2
  4. Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial. Translations (not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial): безпристрастен (bezpristrasten) (Bulgarian), ulkopuolinen (Finnish), puolueeton (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-detached-en-adj-4gkHN9JM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 15 17 39 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 6 18 48 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 13 16 45 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 12 15 48 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 8 19 47 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 8 15 50 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 17 6 15 60 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 7 17 52 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 6 16 51 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 6 18 46 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 23 9 16 48 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 19 8 12 59 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 7 16 51 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 8 16 52 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 7 13 54 4 Disambiguation of 'not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial': 4 3 6 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: detached house, detachedly, detachedness, detached work, nondetached, semi-detached, semidetached, undetached

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/, /dəˈtæt͡ʃt/ Audio: en-us-detached.ogg
Rhymes: -ætʃt Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} detached
  1. simple past and past participle of detach Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: detach
    Sense id: en-detached-en-verb-9jb49Db4

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2025 October 15, Stephen Roberts, “Top 10: Railway retreats: St Bees, Cumbria”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 57:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "word": "desinteressat"
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          "word": "desinteressado"
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          "sense": "having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested",
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          "word": "desapegado"
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