detached
adj/dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/ · /dəˈtæt͡ʃt/
1
Not physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect.
2
Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
- "That field is their football ground and the detached house is their library and recreation room."1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed:
- 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.2025 October 15, Stephen Roberts, “Top 10: Railway retreats: St Bees, Cumbria”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 57:
3
Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
4
Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.
- Derived terms
- detached from reality, detached garage, detached house, detachedly, detachedness, detached work, nondetached, semi-detached, semidetached, undetached
- Related terms
- selfless