detached meaning and definition

DETACHED adjective

Definition of detached (adjective)

1. showing lack of emotional involvement
   • "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander"
   • synonyms: degage, uninvolved
2. being or feeling set or kept apart from others
   • "she felt detached from the group"; "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson; "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others"; "had a set-apart feeling"
   • synonyms: isolated, separated, set-apart
3. 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"
   • synonyms: separated
4. used of buildings; standing apart from others
   • "detached houses"; "a detached garage"
   • antonym: attached
5. lacking affection or warm feeling
   • "an uncaring person"
   • synonyms: unaffectionate, uncaring
6. not fixed in position
   • "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran"
   • synonyms: free