isolated

CEFRB2

/ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Separated from other people or things.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Happening or occurring only once.

Examples

  • His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident.

  • The village is isolated from the rest of the world.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

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

  2. Separated from others; alone or remote.

  3. Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.

More examples

In context

  • This was not an isolated incident.

  • an isolated tree in the mountains

  • an isolated occurrence

Synonyms

Antonyms

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The blank farmhouse, far from any town, had no electricity.

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Origin

adjective

A rendering into English of French isolé.