detached
detached Lexical Profile
detached Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Aloof and objective; not influenced by personal feelings, bias, or emotional involvement.
"Journalists are expected to remain detached and impartial when reporting on controversial political events."
Separate or disconnected from something else; not physically joined or attached.
"The ophthalmologist performed emergency surgery to repair the patient's detached retina."
Standing alone and not sharing any walls with neighboring buildings (of a house or structure).
"After living in a noisy apartment for years, they bought a quiet detached house in the suburbs."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the verb 'detach', which entered English in the late 17th century from the French 'détacher' ('to unfasten'), combining the prefix 'dé-' ('away') with Old French 'estachier' ('to attach or stake').
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