detachedness

Definition of detachednessnext

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Noun
  • What the rise of 'chalance' says about dating People have equated aloofness with coolness since long before the internet came around.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • My fear manifested as aloofness.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Control and composure are at the core of this leadership philosophy.
    Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • In a 1-1 game in the 10th, Brewers reliever Joel Kuhnel lost his composure after issuing an intentional walk to Crow-Armstrong to face Alex Bregman with runners on the corners and two outs.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • During a 2002 visitor survey, though, the majority of day-use visitors reported hiking 10 miles or less, and the most common distance hiked was 5 miles, Patterson reports.
    Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 26 June 2026
  • Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Her skin—something known as Frubber, a porous patented blend of fleshlike elastic polymers—stretched over a structure of plastic and titanium, and there was no flicker of bashfulness.
    Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Detachedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detachedness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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