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Detached

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Adjective

1. degage, detached, uninvolved

showing lack of emotional involvement

Example Sentences:
'adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair'
'she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive'
'an uninvolved bystander'

2. detached, isolated, separated, set-apart

being or feeling set or kept apart from others

Example Sentences:
'she felt detached from the group'
'could not remain the isolated figure he had been'
'thought of herself as alone and separated from the others'
'had a set-apart feeling'

3. detached, separated

no longer connected or joined

Example Sentences:
'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. detached

used of buildings; standing apart from others

Example Sentences:
'detached houses'
'a detached garage'

5. detached, unaffectionate, uncaring

lacking affection or warm feeling

Example Sentences:
'an uncaring person'

6. detached, free

not fixed in position

Example Sentences:
'the detached shutter fell on him'
'he pulled his arm free and ran'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Detached

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adjective
1. 
disconnected or standing apart; not attached
a detached house
2. 
having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested
3. social welfare
working at the clients' normal location rather than from an office; not dependent on premises for providing a service
a detached youth worker
Compare outreach (sense 7)
4. ophthalmology
(of the retina) separated from the choroid layer of the eyeball to which it is normally attached, resulting in loss of vision in the affected part

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Detached

see synonyms of detached
adjective
1. 
not connected; separate
2. 
not involved by emotion, interests, etc.; aloof; impartial

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Detached

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adj.
1. Separated; disconnected: a detached part; a detached plug.
2. Standing apart from others; separate: a house with a detached garage.
3. Marked by an absence of emotional involvement or personal interest; aloof or unbiased.

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