unattached









unattached


unattached [uhn-uh-tacht] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for unattached on Thesaurus.com adjective

  1. not attached.
  2. not connected or associated with any particular body, group, organization, or the like; independent.
  3. not engaged or married.

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

    1. not connected with any specific thing, body, group, etc; independent
    2. not engaged or married
    3. (of property) not seized or held as security or in satisfaction of a judgment

    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.

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