isolement

== Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French isolement. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌi.zoː.ləˈmɛnt/ Hyphenation: iso‧le‧ment Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === isolement n (plural isolementen, no diminutive) isolation (condition of being isolated, alone) == French == === Etymology === From isoler +‎ -ment, first attested in 1701. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.zɔl.mɑ̃/ === Noun === isolement m (plural isolements) isolation (detachment, exclusion) isolement social ― social isolation (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. ==== See also ==== quarantaine (“quarantine”) === Further reading === “isolement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012