'Detached' definitions:

Definition of 'detached'

From: WordNet
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" [syn: degage, detached, uninvolved]
adjective
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]
adjective
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]
adjective
Used of buildings; standing apart from others; "detached houses"; "a detached garage" [ant: attached]
adjective
Lacking affection or warm feeling; "an uncaring person" [syn: detached, unaffectionate, uncaring]
adjective
Not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran" [syn: detached, free]

Definition of 'Detached'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'Detached'

From: GCIDE
  • Detached \De*tached"\, a. Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached parcels. "Extensive and detached empire." --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • Detached escapement. See Escapement. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'detached'

From: Moby Thesaurus