set-apart

Thân thiện

She felt set-apart from the lively group at the party.

Definition

Adjective: - Distinct or separated from others: Describes a state of being physically or emotionally separated, isolated, or perceived as different from a group or the mainstream.

Usage

The adjective "set-apart" is used to describe a person, group, or thing that is or feels distinctly separate, isolated, or different from others. It often carries a connotation of deliberate distinction or resulting isolation.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "to be set apart": This is the more common verbal phrase from which the adjective is derived. It means to be distinguished, reserved, or isolated for a specific purpose.
  • One student's talent was clearly set apart from the rest.
  • A portion of the land was set apart for conservation.

Variants and Related Words

• Set apart (verb phrase): To distinguish, separate, or designate for a special purpose.
• Detached (adjective): Similar in meaning, often implying emotional separation or aloofness.
• Isolated (adjective): Placed or standing alone; remote from others.
• Separated (adjective): Caused to move or be apart.

Synonyms

• Separated
• Detached
• Isolated
• Segregated
• Removed

Antonyms

• Integrated
• Connected
• United
• Included
• Merged

Notes

"Set-apart" is a compound adjective formed from the phrasal verb "to set apart." It is typically hyphenated when used attributively (before a noun), as in "a set-apart feeling." When used predicatively (after a linking verb like "felt" or "was"), the hyphen is sometimes omitted, though it is often retained for clarity.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• detached
• isolated
• separated