unattached

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʌnəˈtæt͡ʃt/
• Rhymes: -ætʃt

Etymology 1

From un- +‎ attached.

Alternative forms

• unattacht (rare, obsolete)

Adjective

unattached (comparative more unattached, superlative most unattached)

1. Not attached or joined; disconnected.

   Take the unattached end of the rope in one hand.

2. Not married and not involved in a romantic relationship.
3. Not connected with or belonging to a group or organization.
4. (obsolete) Not seized for debt.

Derived terms

• unattachedly
• unattachedness

Translations

not married

• Bulgarian: неженен (neženen), необвързан (bg) (neobvǎrzan)
• Dutch: alleenstaand (nl), ongehuwd (nl)
• Finnish: sitoutumaton (fi)
• German: ungebunden
• Irish: singil, díomhaoin

not attached

• Bulgarian: незакрепен (bg) (nezakrepen)
• Dutch: los (nl), niet gebonden
• Finnish: irrallinen (fi), erillinen (fi)
• Spanish: suelto (es), libre (es)

References

• “unattached”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Etymology 2

Verb

unattached

1. simple past and past participle of unattach