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.

Origin of unattached

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

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Related Words for unattached

apart, autonomous, available, detached, fancy-free, footloose, independent, separate, single, unconnected, uninvolved, unmarried, unaffiliated

Examples from the Web for unattached

Contemporary Examples of unattached

The “unicorns” are the unattached, attractive women roaming about the room.
My Night at the NSFW Oscars
Richard Abowitz
January 22, 2014
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
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
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

Historical Examples of unattached

The minister had said "unattached," but Captain Obed did not offer to correct the quotation.
Thankful's Inheritance
Joseph C. Lincoln
You are to be on the staff of an archbishop,—a sort of Christian unattached.
The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly
Charles James Lever
It, too, was unattached at the other end; it had no connection with the air-pump.
John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein
Frank R. Stockton
I'm a war correspondent, unattached just at present, but following the German army.
Lorraine
Robert W. Chambers
From them, both arms hung loose, unattached at the shoulder blades.
Victory
Lester del Rey

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

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.