isolating
isolating Lexical Profile
isolating Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Causing a person to feel alone, cut off, or disconnected from others.
"Working remotely from a rural cabin proved to be a surprisingly isolating experience."
Designating a language in which words are composed of single morphemes and grammatical relationships are shown primarily by word order rather than inflection.
"Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese are classic examples of isolating languages."
• verb
To place or keep someone or something apart or alone from others.
"The medical staff began isolating patients who showed symptoms of the contagious virus."
To identify something and examine or deal with it separately, or to obtain a substance in pure or uncombined form.
"Researchers succeeded in isolating the specific gene responsible for the inherited condition."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb 'isolate', which entered English via French 'isolé' and Italian 'isolato', ultimately tracing back to the Latin 'insula' meaning 'island'.