English to English
adjective
- used of buildings; standing apart from others
Detached houses.
A detached garage.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached parcels.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- showing lack of emotional involvement
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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- being or feeling set or kept apart from others
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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- lacking affection or warm feeling
An uncaring person.
source: WordNet 3.0
- not fixed in position
The detached shutter fell on him.
He pulled his arm free and ran.
source: WordNet 3.0
