unattached

[uhn-uh-tacht]

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adjective

not attached.

not connected or associated with any particular body, group, organization, or the like; independent.

not engaged or married.

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Origin of unattached

First recorded in 1490–1500; un-¹ + attached

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Examples from the Web for unattached

The “unicorns” are the unattached, attractive women roaming about the room.
My Night at the NSFW Oscars|Richard Abowitz|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The quartet giggles like preteen girls around its idol, an unattached alpha male played by Joe Manganiello.
Pop Culture’s House Husbands Lag Behind the Reality in American Homes|Soraya Roberts|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Why the Lufthansa flight was allowed to take off with an unattached bag is a puzzle.
The Bomb Threat Under the Seats|Clive Irving|December 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Here in Mumbai, unattached women in their late-20s, 30s, and 40s suddenly seem to be everywhere.
The Carrie Bradshaws of Mumbai|Keshni Kashyap|February 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST

I mean that your husband is unattached just now, and seeks to spend his leisure time with his wife.
A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales|Guy De Maupassant
Majors, it appeared, were a drug on the market—unattached majors swarmed in Bovington.
A Company of Tanks|W. H. L. Watson
He was bringing up all the unattached men he knew to present them to the visitors.
The Main Chance|Meredith Nicholson
Every unattached man's a possible factor, a potential lover.
Big Timber|Bertrand W. Sinclair
While often charming, unattached people are basically self-centered and lack values that guide their conduct with other people.
Sequential Problem Solving|Fredric Lozo

British Dictionary definitions for unattached

unattached

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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Word Origin and History for unattached

unattached

adj.

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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unattached

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