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Meaning of 'insular' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Insular [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc.
- Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow; circumscribed; illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits, opinions, or prejudices.
2 . Insular [ n.]
- An islander.

Meaning of 'insular' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . insular [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
Example in sentence:
  • Hawaii's insular culture;
  • insular territories
2 . insular [ s]
Meaning (2):
- suggestive of the isolated life of an island
Example in sentence:
  • an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist
Meaning (3):
- narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
Example in sentence:
  • insular attitudes toward foreigners;
  • little sympathy with parochial mentality

Nearby Words:

insabbatati insafety insalivation insalubrious insalubrity insalutary insanability insanable insanableness insanably

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