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English Dictionary: detached	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
detached adj 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" Synonym(s): degage, detached, uninvolved 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" Synonym(s): 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" Synonym(s): detached, separated used of buildings; standing apart from others; "detached houses"; "a detached garage" Antonym(s): attached lacking affection or warm feeling; "an uncaring person" Synonym(s): detached, unaffectionate, uncaring not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran" Synonym(s): detached, free
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Detach \De*tach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detaching}.] [F. d[82]tacher (cf. It. distaccare, staccare); pref. d[82] (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. 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Detached \Detached"\, a. Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached* parcels. [bd]Extensive and detached empire.[b8] --Burke. {Detached escapement}. See {Escapement}.