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[ in-suh-ler, ins-yuh- ] / ˈɪn sə lər, ˈɪns yə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR insular ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions. dwelling or situated on an island. forming an island: insular rocks. detached; standing alone; isolated. of, relating to, or characteristic of islanders. narrow-minded or illiberal; provincial: insular attitudes toward foreigners. Pathology. occurring in or characterized by one or more isolated spots, patches, or the like. Anatomy. pertaining to an island of cells or tissue, as the islets of Langerhans. nounan inhabitant of an island; islander. Origin of insularFrom the Late Latin word insulāris, dating back to 1605–15. See insula, -ar1 OTHER WORDS FROM insularin·su·lar·ism, nounin·su·lar·i·ty, nounin·su·lar·ly, adverbin·ter·in·su·lar, adjective trans·in·su·lar, adjectiveun·in·su·lar, adjective Words nearby insularinsufflate, insufflation, insufflation anesthesia, insula, insulant, insular, Insular Celtic, insular dwarfism, insular gigantism, insularize, insulate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for insularBut the sad reality is that the comics industry is too insular to foster any kind of radical change. DC Comics’ Diversity Crisis: Why the Status Quo Rules|Liz Watson|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST All this observation and self-observation possibly says something very depressing about how insular and self-obsessing we are. Watching Us, Watching Them: On ‘The People’s Couch’|Tim Teeman|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Doing so, he highlighted the degree to which creationism is a decidedly incurious, insular worldview. The Bill Nye-Ken Ham Debate Was a Nightmare for Science|Michael Schulson|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Executive is elected in broad national elections in which discrete and insular minorities carry less weight. Senate Democrats Just Took Us a Step Closer to the Imperial Presidency|David Frum|December 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The country, with a population of just 725,000, has an insular nature preserving it as a time capsule. The Tiger’s Nest May Make You Start Planning a Trip to Bhutan|Nina Strochlic|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST As a rule, insular countries are richer in cloud scenery than continents. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland|T. O. Russell They form, like the last or insular group, an incomplete circle. Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone It is an advantage in this respect to be some little distance from Rome, and to have an insular position. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber|James Aitken Wylie (a) Insular continents, whose primitive and modern development are marked by remoteness. Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple The English sparrow pursues his ubiquitous search for food with insular disdain of everything he does not understand. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road|Katharine Lee Bates
British Dictionary definitions for insular
adjectiveof, relating to, or resembling an island remote, detached, or aloof illiberal or narrow-minded isolated or separated Derived forms of insularinsularism or insularity (ˌɪnsjʊˈlærɪtɪ), nouninsularly, adverbWord Origin for insularC17: from Late Latin insulāris, from Latin insula island, isle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to insularpetty, parochial, isolated, circumscribed, bigoted, closed, confined, cut off, detached, illiberal, limited, narrow, prejudiced, provincial, restricted, secluded, separate, separated, contracted, sequestered Medical definitions for insular
adj.Of or being an isolated tissue or island of tissue. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |