Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detached

/dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: de-tached
IPA: /dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect.

adj

Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.

adj

Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.

adj

Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.

verb

simple past and past participle of detach

Example Sentences

""That field is their football ground and the detached house is their library and recreation room.""
"Located on the northbound platform, the detached, timber-clad waiting room (a period Furness Railway structure) has been adapted into a pet-friendly, self-catering, two-bedroom holiday home complete with sun lounge and garden for those sunny Cumbrian days."

Inflected Forms

more detached (comparative) most detached (superlative)

Derived Forms

detachedly detachedness nondetached semidetached undetached

Phrases

detached from reality detached garage detached house detached work semi-detached

Frequently Paired Words

selfless

Synonyms

distinct unattached detached discrete disparate loose separate sundry unannexed unassociated unconnected objective

Rhymes With

attached matched dispatched scratched snatched hatched patched unmatched thatched latched mismatched unattached

Questions

How do you pronounce detached?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/.
What does detached mean?: Not physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect.

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