Separated vs Severed - What's the difference?
separated | severed |
detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.
(of spouses) estranged; living apart but not divorced.
(separate)
(sever)
separated, cut off or broken apart
As adjectives the difference between separated and severed
is that separated is detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart while severed is separated, cut off or broken apart.As verbs the difference between separated and severed
is that separated is (separate) while severed is (sever).separated
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
When used in cooking to describe eggs in which the yolk and white have been disjoined from each other, it is more commonly used in the appositive form (two eggs, separated'') than in the usual position for an English adjective (''two separated eggs ).Antonyms
* combined * unified * unitedVerb
(head)Anagrams
* * *severed
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)- a severed limb