Meaning & use
detached home
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Meaning
nouncountable
A house that stands alone and is not joined to any other house.
Grammar: Countable: 'a detached home', 'two detached homes'. Often used in real estate listings.
Patterns
- a detached home
- detached homes for sale
- live in a detached home
They bought a detached home with a large garden.
Detached homes are usually more expensive than apartments.
The street is lined with detached homes from the 1930s.
Word forms
| plural | detached homes |
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Common combinations
- detached house
- In the UK, a detached house is often seen as a sign of success.
- detached property
- The agent showed us several detached properties in the area.
- detached family home
- This detached family home has four bedrooms and a double garage.
Synonyms and how they differ
- single-family home
- Common in American English; it emphasizes that the house is for one family, not that it stands alone, but often means the same.
- stand-alone house
- A general term that describes a house not attached to others; less common in real estate.
Opposites
Commonly confused: detached home or semi-detached? detached home or townhouse?
detached home vs semi-detached
Semi-detached means joined to one other house; detached means completely separate.
detached home vs townhouse
A townhouse is usually attached to other houses on one or both sides; a detached home stands alone.
Practice
Which type of home stands completely alone and shares no walls with another home?
Choose one answer.
A detached home is not joined to any other building. An apartment is part of a larger building, a semi-detached home shares one wall, and a townhouse usually shares walls with neighbors.
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