Pronunciations (3)
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/dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/
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/dəˈtæt͡ʃt/
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dɪˈtæt͡ʃt
Adjective
Not physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect.
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Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
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"That field is their football ground and the detached house is their library and recreation room."
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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.
Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.
Adjective
showing lack of emotional involvement
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she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive
an uninvolved bystander
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
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she felt detached from the group
thought of herself as alone and separated from the others
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had a set-apart feeling
no longer connected or joined
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a detached part
on one side of the island was a huge rock, almost detached
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the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases
used of buildings; standing apart from others
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detached houses
a detached garage
lacking affection or warm feeling
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an uncaring person
not fixed in position
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the detached shutter fell on him
he pulled his arm free and ran