isolation
The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
Noun 4 meanings
The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
“She lived her final year in complete isolation, not wanting to see anybody.”
The act of isolating.
The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).
The obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture
Etymology
First attested in 1800. From French isolation, from isolé, placed on an island (thus away from other people). Equivalent to isolate + -ion.
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ISOLATION at a glance
ISOLATION has 9 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (I 1 + S 1 + O 1 + L 1 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,818 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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