isolated — (adj.) 1763, from Fr. isolé isolated (17c.) + English ated (see ATE (Cf. ate) (2)). The French word is from It. isolato, from L. insulatus made into an island, from insula island. The French word was used at first in English (isole, also isole d … Etymology dictionary
isolated — [ī′sə lāt΄əd] adj. 1. set apart; separate; solitary [an isolated lighthouse] 2. not occurring or happening regularly or frequently; rare [an isolated instance of violence] … English World dictionary
Isolated — I so*la ted ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a] t[e^]d), a. Placed or standing alone; detached; separated from others. [1913 Webster] {Isolated point of a curve}. (Geom.) See {Acnode}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
isolated — index alone (solitary), apart, derelict (abandoned), disconnected, discrete, disjunctive (tending to disjoin) … Law dictionary
isolated — англ. [а/йзэлейтид] isolato ит. [изоля/то] isolé фр. [изоле/] isoliert нем. [изоли/рт] отдельно, изолированно … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
isolated — [adj] unique; private abandoned, abnormal, alone, anomalous, apart, backwoods*, confined, deserted, detached, exceptional, farout, forsaken, hidden, incommunicado*, lonely, lonesome, off beaten track*, outlying, out ofthe way*, random, remote,… … New thesaurus
isolated — ► ADJECTIVE 1) remote; lonely. 2) single; exceptional. ORIGIN French isolé, from Latin insulatus made into an island , from insula island … English terms dictionary
isolated — isolate i‧so‧late [ˈaɪsəleɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to prevent a country or company from getting support or business from other countries or companies, so that it becomes weaker: • Efforts to isolate North Korea financially through targeted… … Financial and business terms
isolated — [[t]a͟ɪsəleɪtɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED An isolated place is a long way away from large towns and is difficult to reach. Many of the refugee villages are in isolated areas... Aubrey s family s farm is very isolated. Syn: cut off, remote 2) ADJ GRADED … English dictionary
isolated — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel ▪ become, get ▪ remain ▪ leave sb/sth ▪ … Collocations dictionary
