unconnected

[uhn-kuh-nek-tid]

adjective

1. not connected; connected; not joined together or attached.

   an unconnected wire.

2. lacking coherence.

   an unconnected account of the accident.

unconnected

/ ˌʌnkəˈnɛktɪd /

adjective

1. not linked; separate or independent

2. disconnected or incoherent

Other Word Forms

• unconnectedly adverb
• unconnectedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unconnected¹

First recorded in 1730–40; un- ¹ + connected

Example Sentences

While he was living in Hollywood, Rinderknecht was involved in a pair of civil lawsuits, which were unconnected to each other or to the fire investigation.

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Subsequent scans found another tumour in his liver that was unconnected to his lung cancer and also treatable.

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Yet her home – and the rest of her village – remains in total darkness, unconnected to the grid the plant feeds into.

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In a statement, a spokesperson said the safety and wellbeing of patients is its "highest priority" and assured patients that the case is "entirely unconnected" with Turner's employment at the health board.

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In particular, the company has focused on an idle, unconnected transmission line that possibly reenergized on the day of the fire.

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Related Words

• immaterial 
• unrelated