unattached

adjective un·at·tached \ ˌən-ə-ˈtacht \

Updated on: 25 Mar 2018

Definition of unattached

1 a : not assigned or committed (as to a particular task, organization, or person); especially : not married or engaged

b : not seized as security for a legal judgment

2 : not joined or united

unattached buildings

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Examples of unattached in a Sentence

My brother is currently unattached.
everyone was surprised when the unattached woman finally fell in love

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In the comedy How to Be Single, Rebel Wilson’s proudly unattached character catches sight of her protégé (played by Dakota Johnson) naked beneath a towel in a sauna and laments, to comic effect, the state of her body hair.

— eviana hartman, Vogue, "The Full Bush Is the New Brazilian: Reasons to Give Up Waxing for Good," 19 Mar. 2018
Having people so invested in their relationship feels like a compliment on their skating to Virtue and Moir (both of whom are romantically unattached).

— diana pearl, PEOPLE.com, "Canadian Ice Dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir on Why They're 'Protective' of Their Close Bond," 24 Feb. 2018
Both devices are capable of making phone calls even when unattached to a cellular plan.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "Apple made 1,600 accidental 911 calls in California over 4 months," 23 Feb. 2018
The man also allegedly entered several unattached garages and took items, including a smoker, ammunition and hunting gear.

— pioneer press, chicagotribune.com, "Two men face charges in Elmhurst burglaries," 29 Jan. 2018
Another name in the hat for Al-Khelaifi is Luis Enrique, who is still unattached after leaving Barcelona at the end of last season.

— SI.com, "Report: PSG Shortlists Mauricio Pochettino, Jose Mourinho as Pressure Mounts on Unai Emery," 18 Feb. 2018
Valentine’s Day is your moment to claim an inner personal security, a feeling that remains unattached to dependence on external circumstance.

— colin bedell, Cosmopolitan, "Your Horoscope for the Week of February 12," 11 Feb. 2018
The movies were all wisely pegged to Valentine's Day, making them perfect for a date night for kink-curious couples or groups of unattached women looking for some steamy amusement.

— stephanie merry, chicagotribune.com, "The surprising lessons we learned from the 'Fifty Shades' trilogy (yes, really)," 9 Feb. 2018
At the same time, unattached, low-status men are a nightmare for civilization.

— park macdougald, Daily Intelligencer, "How ‘Cheap Sex’ Is Changing Our Lives – and Our Politics," 18 Jan. 2018

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: not married, engaged, or in a serious romantic relationship
: not joined to another building

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