detached

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/
• IPA^(key): /dəˈtæt͡ʃt/

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• Rhymes: -ætʃt
• Hyphenation: de‧tached

Adjective

detached (comparative more detached, superlative most detached)

1. Not physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect.

   Synonyms: distinct, unattached; see also Thesaurus:separate

2. Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
   • 1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed‎:

     "That field is their football ground and the detached house is their library and recreation room."

   • 2025 October 15, Stephen Roberts, “Top 10: Railway retreats: St Bees, Cumbria”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 57:

     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.

3. Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.

   Synonyms: objective, unbiased; see also Thesaurus:impartial

4. Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.

Derived terms

• detached house
• detachedly
• detachedness
• detached work
• nondetached
• semi-detached
• semidetached
• undetached

Translations

not physically attached; separated from something it could connect to — see also unattached

Spanish: desfijado (es), desprendido (es), desasido (es), separado (es), desconectado (es)

of a house: not joined to another house on either side

Bulgarian: отделен (bg) (otdelen), самостоятелен (bg) (samostojatelen) Catalan: exempt (ca), a quatre vents Danish: fritstående Finnish: erillinen (fi), erillis- (fi) French: à quatre façades Norwegian: Bokmål: frittstående Nynorsk: frittståande Spanish: aislado (es), unifamiliar Swedish: fristående (sv)

having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested

Catalan: desinteressat (ca) Hungarian: elfogulatlan (hu), tárgyilagos (hu) Portuguese: imparcial (pt), desinteressado (pt) m, desapegado m Spanish: desinteresado (es), imparcial (es), objetivo (es)

not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial

Bulgarian: безпристрастен (bg) (bezpristrasten) Finnish: ulkopuolinen (fi), puolueeton (fi)

Verb

detached

1. simple past and past participle of detach