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Definition of insularity in English: insularitynoun ˌɪnsjʊˈlarɪtiˌɪns(j)əˈlɛrədi mass noun1Ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience. an example of British insularity Example sentencesExamples - Staten Island, to the south, retains an insularity forged over the years before the Verrazano Narrows Bridge linked it with Brooklyn in 1964.
- In situations involving knowledge far less frivolous than a television programme, I've been astounded time and time again by ignorance and insularity.
- The historic insularity and xenophobia of the Japanese have perpetuated a style of cooking relying on the indigenous ingredients of the country.
- But China's diverse folk art reflected the insularity of Chinese society and the great distances that separated different parts of the country.
- You will be hounded and pilloried by the institutional left, ruled as they are by a parochial insularity and dogmatism.
Synonyms narrow-mindedness, blinkered approach/attitude, parochialism, provincialism, localism, narrowness, small-mindedness, pettiness, short-sightedness, myopia, inflexibility, dogmatism, illiberality, intolerance, prejudice, bigotry, bias, partisanship, sectarianism, xenophobia, discrimination isolation, inaccessibility, separation, segregation, detachment, solitariness, loneliness, insulation, self-sufficiency - 1.1 Lack of contact with other people.
the stifling insularity of the children's existence Example sentencesExamples - They are highly cohesive but run the risk of insularity.
- The insularity of families nowadays has meant a definite loss to society.
- In many ways, insularity is a bigger problem than polygamy.
- " No man is an island ", warns the cliché, though Bob Quinn has affected a studied insularity since his first films in the 1970s.
- Miranda herself is significantly altered at the end of the play, having effectively lost her symbolic insularity - her distinction from the Italian metropole.
- The fear of leaving home and the retreat behind familiar walls make for a short walk to insularity.
2The state or condition of being an island. he proved the insularity of Van Diemen's Land by circumnavigating it in 1798 Example sentencesExamples - He said there was still a lot of work to do in the region, especially getting rid of the insularity of each island.
Rhymes angularity, barbarity, bipolarity, charity, circularity, clarity, complementarity, familiarity, granularity, hilarity, irregularity, jocularity, linearity, parity, particularity, peculiarity, polarity, popularity, regularity, secularity, similarity, singularity, solidarity, subsidiarity, unitarity, vernacularity, vulgarity Definition of insularity in US English: insularitynounˌɪns(j)əˈlɛrədiˌins(y)əˈlerədē Ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience. an example of British insularity Example sentencesExamples - But China's diverse folk art reflected the insularity of Chinese society and the great distances that separated different parts of the country.
- In situations involving knowledge far less frivolous than a television programme, I've been astounded time and time again by ignorance and insularity.
- You will be hounded and pilloried by the institutional left, ruled as they are by a parochial insularity and dogmatism.
- The historic insularity and xenophobia of the Japanese have perpetuated a style of cooking relying on the indigenous ingredients of the country.
- Staten Island, to the south, retains an insularity forged over the years before the Verrazano Narrows Bridge linked it with Brooklyn in 1964.
Synonyms narrow-mindedness, blinkered approach, blinkered attitude, parochialism, provincialism, localism, narrowness, small-mindedness, pettiness, short-sightedness, myopia, inflexibility, dogmatism, illiberality, intolerance, prejudice, bigotry, bias, partisanship, sectarianism, xenophobia, discrimination isolation, inaccessibility, separation, segregation, detachment, solitariness, loneliness, insulation, self-sufficiency
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