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adjective. uk / ˈaɪ.sə.leɪ.tɪd / us / ˈaɪ.sə.leɪ.t̬ɪd / Add to word list. C1. not near to other places: an isolated farm / village. C2. happening or existing only once, separate: There were only a few isolated cases of violent behaviour. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not with others.
The meaning of ISOLATED is occurring alone or once : unique. How to use isolated in a sentence.
verb. iso· late ˈī-sə-ˌlāt. also ˈi- isolated; isolating. Synonyms of isolate. transitive verb. 1. : to set apart from others. also : quarantine. 2. : to select from among others. especially : to separate from another substance so as to obtain pure or in a free state. 3. : insulate. isolator. ˈī-sə-ˌlā-tər. also ˈi- noun. isolate. 2 of 3.
to separate something from other things with which it is connected or mixed: isolate something from something A high wall isolated the house from the rest of the village. They tried to isolate (= find) the cause of the problem. be isolated from specialized Virus particles were eventually isolated from the tissue.
Isolated definition: separated from other persons or things; alone; solitary.. See examples of ISOLATED used in a sentence.
the condition of being alone, especially when this makes you feel unhappy: in isolation The prisoner had been kept in isolation for three days. After all the visitors had left, she experienced a feeling of complete isolation. C2 [ U ] the fact that something is separate and not connected to other things:
If someone or something is isolated they are separate from other people or things of the same kind, either physically or socially.
Definition of isolated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Isolated means far away from everyone or everything else. The hermit who lives on a remote island is isolated from the rest of the world, with nothing but coconuts and fish to keep him company. The word isolated comes from the Latin word insula, which means island.
adj. 1. Far from others or difficult to get to; remote: an isolated farmhouse. 2. Occasional or rare: Reporters in the field observed isolated instances of rebellion. 3. Characterized by little social contact: leading an isolated life. [From French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulātus, made into an island, from īnsula, island .]
