different between detachment vs neutrality

English

From French détachement; synchronically analyzable as detach +? -ment.

detachment (countable and uncountable, plural detachments)

(uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.
(uncountable) The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.
(uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
(uncountable) Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.
(uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.
(countable, military) The unit so dispatched.
(countable, military) A permanent unit organized for special duties.
(countable) Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.

From Middle French neutralité, from Medieval Latin neutralitas

Morphologically neutral +? -ity

neutrality (usually uncountable, plural neutralities)

The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.
- 1709, Joseph Addison, The Tatler.
  Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects.
Synonyms: indifferent, on the fence
(obsolete) Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.
- 1611, John Donne, An Anatomy of the World
  There is no health; physicians say that we
  At best enjoy but a neutrality.
(chemistry): The quality or state of being neutral.
(international law) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.
Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.

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