adjective

detached

Translation

detached, separate, impartial, aloof

They live in a detached house.

He gave a detached account of the events.

She seemed rather detached and aloof.

a detached house (of a house) not joined to another on either side They bought a detached house in the suburbs.

detached ((from sth./sb.)) separate or not connected (to sth./sb.) She seems detached from her family.

Synonyms: separate, impartial, aloof, unemotional; Antonyms: attached, biased, engaged

Past participle of 'detach'. From Old French 'destachier' (des- 'un-' + atachier 'to attach').

Picture a house that is 'detached' from its neighbors, or a person 'detached' from their emotions.