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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French isolement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌi.zoː.ləˈmɛnt/
- Hyphenation: iso‧le‧ment
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun
isolement n (plural isolementen)
- isolation (condition of being isolated, alone)
French
Etymology
From isoler + -ment, first attested in 1701.
Pronunciation
Noun
isolement m (plural isolements)
- isolation (detachment, exclusion)
- isolement social ― social isolation
Cet état d’isolement lui est pénible.- This state of isolation is painful for him.
- (medicine) isolation (separation of a patient)
Usage notes
- isolation nowadays has a connotation of physical isolation or insulation as a form of protection, chiefly of objects.
- isolement nowadays has a connotation of isolation in the sense of exclusion.
- In older texts, the two may be used more interchangeably.
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