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insular
in·su·lar I0173000 (ĭn′sə-lər, ĭns′yə-)adj.1. a. Of, relating to, or constituting an island.b. Living or located on an island.2. a. Suggestive of the isolated life of an island: "He is an exceedingly insular man, so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist" (Leonard Michaels).b. Circumscribed and detached in outlook and experience; narrow or provincial.3. Anatomy Of or relating to isolated tissue or an island of tissue.
[French insulaire, from Late Latin īnsulāris, from Latin īnsula, island.]
in′su·lar·ism, in′su·lar′i·ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.in′su·lar·ly adv.insular (ˈɪnsjʊlə) adj1. of, relating to, or resembling an island2. remote, detached, or aloof3. illiberal or narrow-minded4. isolated or separated[C17: from Late Latin insulāris, from Latin insula island, isle] ˈinsularism, insularity n ˈinsularly advin•su•lar (ˈɪn sə lər, ˈɪns yə-)
adj. 1. of or pertaining to an island or islands. 2. dwelling or situated on an island. 3. forming an island: insular rocks. 4. detached; isolated. 5. of or characteristic of islanders. 6. narrow-minded or illiberal; provincial: insular attitudes. 7. Pathol. characterized by isolated spots or patches. 8. Anat. of or pertaining to islands of tissue, as the islets of Langerhans. [1605–15; < Late Latin insulāris= Latin insul(a) island + -āris -ar1] in′su•lar•ism, n. in`su•lar′i•ty, n. in′su•lar•ly, adv. in′su•lar•ize`, v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | insular - relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; "insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture" | | 2. | insular - suggestive of the isolated life of an island; "an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist"- Leonard Michaelsprivate - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life" | | 3. | insular - narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parochial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners"parochialprovincial - characteristic of the provinces or their people; "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes" |
insularadjective narrow-minded, prejudiced, provincial, closed, limited, narrow, petty, parochial, blinkered, circumscribed, inward-looking, illiberal, parish-pump The old image of the insular Brit is slowly starting to change.
worldly, experienced, liberal, cosmopolitan, tolerant, open-minded, broad-mindedinsularadjective1. Far from centers of human population:back, isolated, lonely, lonesome, obscure, outlying, out-of-the-way, remote, removed, secluded, solitary.Idiom: off the beaten path.2. Having the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolation:limited, local, narrow, narrow-minded, parochial, provincial, small-town.Translationsinsular (ˈinsjulə) adjective of, or belonging to, an island or islands. There are some plants that grow only in an insular climate. 海島的 海岛的insular
insular [in´su-lar] pertaining to the insula or to an island, as the islets of Langerhans.in·su·lar (in'sū-lăr), Relating to any insula, especially the island of Reil.insular (ĭn′sə-lər, ĭns′yə-)adj.1. a. Of, relating to, or constituting an island.b. Living or located on an island.2. a. Suggestive of the isolated life of an island: "He is an exceedingly insular man, so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist" (Leonard Michaels).b. Circumscribed and detached in outlook and experience; narrow or provincial.3. Anatomy Of or relating to isolated tissue or an island of tissue.
in′su·lar·ism, in′su·lar′i·ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.in′su·lar·ly adv.in·su·lar (in'sŭ-lăr) Relating to any insula, especially the island of Reil. insular
Related to insular: Insular cortexSynonyms for insularadj narrow-mindedSynonyms- narrow-minded
- prejudiced
- provincial
- closed
- limited
- narrow
- petty
- parochial
- blinkered
- circumscribed
- inward-looking
- illiberal
- parish-pump
Antonyms- worldly
- experienced
- liberal
- cosmopolitan
- tolerant
- open-minded
- broad-minded
Synonyms for insularadj far from centers of human populationSynonyms- back
- isolated
- lonely
- lonesome
- obscure
- outlying
- out-of-the-way
- remote
- removed
- secluded
- solitary
adj having the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolationSynonyms- limited
- local
- narrow
- narrow-minded
- parochial
- provincial
- small-town
Synonyms for insularadj suggestive of the isolated life of an islandRelated Wordsadj narrowly restricted in outlook or scopeSynonymsRelated Words |