unattached
[ uhn-uh-tacht ]
/ ˌʌn əˈtætʃt /
adjective
not attached.
not connected or associated with any particular body, group, organization, or the like; independent.
not engaged or married.
RELATED WORDS
apart, autonomous, available, detached, fancy-free, footloose, independent, separate, single, unconnected, uninvolved, unmarried, unaffiliated
Nearby words
- unashamed,
- unasked,
- unassailable,
- unassisted,
- unassuming,
- unattainable,
- unattended,
- unattractive,
- unattributed,
- unau
Origin of unattached
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unattached
/ (ˌʌnəˈtætʃt) /
adjective
not connected with any specific thing, body, group, etc; independent
not engaged or married
(of property) not seized or held as security or in satisfaction of a judgment
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unattached
late 15c., "not arrested or seized," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of attach. Meaning "not associated with any body or institution" is recorded from 1796; sense of "single, not engaged or married" is first attested 1874.
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