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   I·so·lat·ed

   /ˈīsəˌlādəd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote: "isolated farms and villages" Similar remoteout of the wayoutlyingoff the beaten tracksecludedin the depths of …hard to findlonelyin the back of beyondin the hinterlandsoff the mapin the middle of nowheregodforsakenobscureinaccessiblecutoffunreachablefarawayfar-flungin the backwoodslonesomein the backveldin the plattelandin the backblocksin the booayinformal:ungetatablein the sticksjerkwaterin the tall timbersBarcoobeyond the black stumparchaic:unapproachableOpposite accessible
   • ▪ having minimal contact or little in common with others: "he lived a very isolated existence" Similar solitarylonelycompanionlessunaccompaniedby oneselfon one's own(all) alonefriendlesssecludedcloisteredsequesteredsegregatedprotectedcocoonedshelteredinsulatedimmuneantisocialunsociablewithdrawnreclusiveintrovertedhermiticlonesomeOpposite sociable
   • ▪ single; exceptional: "they were isolated incidents" Similar uniquesinglelonesoleonlyonesolitaryindividualunusualuncommonexceptionalanomalousabnormaloddatypicaluntypicalrandomunrelatedstrayfreakinformal:one-offOpposite commonmultiple

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from late Latin insulatus ‘made into an island’, from Latin insula ‘island’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › isolatedIsolated Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ISOLATED is occurring alone or once : unique. How to use isolated in a sentence.

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   : an individual (as a spore or single organism), a viable part of an organism (as a cell), or a strain that has been isolated (as from diseased tissue, contaminated water, or the air) also : a pure culture produced from such an isolate

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   ISOLATED definition: 1. not near to other places: 2. happening or existing only once, separate: 3. feeling unhappy…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   Isolated definition: separated from other persons or things; alone; solitary.. See examples of ISOLATED used in a sentence.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › isolationIsolation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ISOLATION is the action of isolating : the condition of being isolated. How to use isolation in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Isolation.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryISOLATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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.