non-attachedadj.
/ˌnɒnəˈtatʃt/, U.S. /ˌnɑnəˈtætʃt/ That is not attached, connected, or linked; spec. unconcerned or uninvolved with material things; detached.
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adjective] > simple life > not given to luxury
plaina1500
unpampered1715
unluxurious1723
non-attached1937
1856 Oxf. & Cambr. Mag. Apr. 237/2 The non-attached students no longer receiving help from the religious houses, fell away.
1892 Bot. Gaz. 17 5 By a more rapid development of the tissues just above the roots on the non-attached side of the bud, this bundle of roots becomes central.
1937 A. Huxley Ends & Means i. 3 The ideal man is the non-attached man. Non-attached to his bodily sensations and lusts. Non-attached to his craving for power and possessions... Non-attached to his anger and hatred.
1940 W. H. Auden Another Time 23 Over the talkative city like any other Weep the non-attached angels.
1987 R. P. Jhabvala Three Continents i. 28 We both thought to be absolutely pure you had to be absolutely nonattached, not wanting anything for yourself.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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