Definitions for isolated
iso·lat·ed

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. isolated, stray(adj)

   not close together in time

   "isolated instances of rebellion"; "a few stray crumbs"

2. detached, isolated, separated, set-apart(adj)

   being or feeling set or kept apart from others

   "she felt detached from the group"; "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson; "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others"; "had a set-apart feeling"

3. disjunct, isolated(adj)

   marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements

   "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"- Scientific Monthly

4. isolated, marooned, stranded(adj)

   cut off or left behind

   "an isolated pawn"; "several stranded fish in a tide pool"; "travelers marooned by the blizzard"

5. isolated, quarantined(adj)

   under forced isolation especially for health reasons

   "a quarantined animal"; "isolated patients"

6. apart(p), isolated, obscure(adj)

   remote and separate physically or socially

   "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. isolated(Adjective)

   Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.

2. isolated(Adjective)

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

3. isolated(Adjective)

   affecting 10 percent to 20 percent of a forecast zone.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Isolated

   of Isolate

2. Isolated(adj)

   placed or standing alone; detached; separated from others

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'isolated' in Adjectives Frequency: #726

Anagrams for isolated »

1. diastole, sodalite

How to pronounce isolated?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of isolated in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of isolated in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of isolated in a Sentence

1. Francois Hollande:

   Vigilant that Guinea is always open to the world, that it isn't isolated, including during this phase, and that it can continue to ensure its development.

2. Karim Ennara:

   As long as they treat these as isolated incidents, nothing will change. The Interior Ministry first needs to acknowledge there is a systemic problem and a culture of impunity that means police feel they can get away with violence.

3. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   Absurdities and Anomalies of Life always amaze and amuse me. Shared here are my favorite 21 mind-boggling dichotomies: (i) Only Certainty in this world is that there is nothing Certain, except death and taxes off course, (ii) Only Constant is the Change, (iii) The more you try to impress folks, the less impressed they will be, (iv) The more afraid you become of death, the less likely you wll enjoy life, (v) The more afraid you are to fail, the more likely you will fail, (vi) The more you fail, the more likely you will succeed, (vii) The harder you push for anything, the harder it will be to achieve, (viii) The more available anything is, the less likely you will want it, (ix) The more you learn, the more you realize your ignorance, (x) The more you argue with spouse or boss, the less likely you will win, (xi) The more you try to come close, the farther you will get pushed, (xii) The more choices you will have, the less satisfied you will be with any of those, (xiii) The more connected you get in social network, more isolated you will become, (xiv) The more you talk about your flaws, the more perfect you become in society's eyes, (xv) Peace is the only battle worth fighting for, (xvi) In order to better understand the world, you will have to turn away from it, (xvii) The more the people talk about something, the less they know about it, (xviii) The less someone cares about others, the less he cares about himself, (xix) the more you hate a trait in others, the more likely you are avoiding it in your own self, (xx) Those who can't trust others can't be trusted, and finally (xxi) No matter what it is, at the end of the day, the less is always the more.

4. Ry Cooder:

   Music creates complicity, and then you feel less isolated.

5. Samuel Turvey:

   Our analysis reveals that Chinese giant salamander species diverged between 3.1 and 2.4 million years ago, these dates correspond to a period of mountain formation in South China as the Tibetan Plateau rose rapidly, which could have isolated giant salamander populations and led to the evolution of distinct species in different landscapes.

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