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detached in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- 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"
degage detached uninvolved
- used of buildings; standing apart from others
"detached houses"; "a detached garage"
detached
- 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"
detached isolated separated set-apart
- 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"
detached separated
- not fixed in position
"the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran"
detached free
- lacking affection or warm feeling
"an uncaring person"
detached unaffectionate uncaring
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