<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of detaching</li><li>the condition of being detached</li><li>aloofness, as from worldly affairs or from the concerns of others</li><li>freedom from prejudice or partiality</li><li>the act of sending out a detached force of troops or naval ships</li><li>the body of troops or ships so detached</li></ul>