Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isolated

/ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: iso-lat-ed
IPA: /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.

adj

Happening or occurring only once.

adj

Such that no pawn of the same color is in an adjacent file.

adj

Affecting ten to twenty percent of a forecast zone.

adj

Which has been extracted from the organism.

adj

Of a condition or abnormality: occurring in the absence of associated conditions or abnormalities.

adj

Minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes).

adj

Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc.

Example Sentences

"an isolated tree in the mountains"
"Antarctica, like outer-space, is known as an ICE environment – isolated, confined and extreme – meaning unlike other isolated communities, the rate of change for its vocabulary can be slower."
"isolated case"
"an isolated occurrence"
"And while one isolated act of kindness may seem random, it can lead to much more."
"I feel so isolated among my workmates"

Etymology

A rendering into English of French isolé.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: isolé

Inflected Forms

more isolated (comparative) most isolated (superlative)

Derived Forms

isolate isolatedly isolatedness nonisolated optoisolated unisolated

Phrases

isolated horizon isolated pawn isolated system socially-isolated

Synonyms

abandoned alone forsaken lonely lonesome solitary apart obscure

Antonyms

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Questions

How do you pronounce isolated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/.
What does isolated mean?: Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
Where does isolated come from?: It is traced to French.

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