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Detached vs Hardhearted - What's the difference?

detached | hardhearted |

As adjectives the difference between detached and hardhearted

is that detached is of a house: not joined to another house on either side while hardhearted is lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.

As a verb detached

is (detach).

detached

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
  • Having little or no emotions or interest towards someone else.
  • Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.

    • Derived terms

    * semi-detached

    Verb

    (head)
  • (detach)

    • hardhearted

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hard-hearted

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.

    • Antonyms

    * softhearted

    References

    * * * * " hardhearted" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus (Wordsmyth, 2002)