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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (6)

1. showing lack of emotional involvement;
- Example: "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman
- Example: "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"
- Example: "an uninvolved bystander"
[syn: degage, detached, uninvolved]

2. being or feeling set or kept apart from others;
- Example: "she felt detached from the group"
- Example: "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson
- Example: "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others"
- Example: "had a set-apart feeling"
[syn: detached, isolated, separated, set-apart]

3. no longer connected or joined;
- Example: "a detached part"
- Example: "on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached"
- Example: "the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases"
[syn: detached, separated]

4. used of buildings; standing apart from others;
- Example: "detached houses"
- Example: "a detached garage"

5. lacking affection or warm feeling;
- Example: "an uncaring person"
[syn: detached, unaffectionate, uncaring]

6. not fixed in position;
- Example: "the detached shutter fell on him"
- Example: "he pulled his arm free and ran"
[syn: detached, free]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Detached \De*tached"\, a.
   Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached
   parcels. "Extensive and detached empire." --Burke.
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   Detached escapement. See Escapement.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Detach \De*tach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detached; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Detaching.] [F. d['e]tacher (cf. It. distaccare,
   staccare); pref. d['e] (L. dis) + the root found also in E.
   attach. See Attach, and cf. Staccato.]
   1. To part; to separate or disunite; to disengage; -- the
      opposite of attach; as, to detach the coats of a bulbous
      root from each other; to detach a man from a leader or
      from a party.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To separate for a special object or use; -- used
      especially in military language; as, to detach a ship from
      a fleet, or a company from a regiment.

   Syn: To separate; disunite; disengage; sever; disjoin;
        withdraw; draw off. See Detail.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

detached
    adj 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" [syn:
           degage, detached, 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" [syn: detached, 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" [syn:
       detached, separated]
    4: used of buildings; standing apart from others; "detached
       houses"; "a detached garage" [ant: attached]
    5: lacking affection or warm feeling; "an uncaring person" [syn:
       detached, unaffectionate, uncaring]
    6: not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him";
       "he pulled his arm free and ran" [syn: detached, free]