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The meaning of INSULAR is characteristic of an isolated people; especially : being, having, or reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint. How to use insular in a sentence.
INSULAR definition: 1. interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign…. Learn more.
Insular means "having a narrow view of the world," like insular people who never leave their small town, which enables them to believe that every place in the world is the same and the people are all just like them. The adjective insular comes from the Latin word insula, which means “island.”.
adjective. disapproving us / ˈɪn.sə.lɚ / uk / ˈɪn.sjə.lə r/ Add to word list. interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign ideas. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Narrow-minded. be set in your ways idiom. be wearing blinders idiom. be wearing blinkers idiom. blinkered. closed-minded. myopia
adjective. narrow-minded or illiberal; provincial: insular attitudes toward foreigners. standing alone; detached; isolated: an insular building. of or relating to an island or islands: a nation's insular possessions. dwelling or situated on an island. forming an island: insular rocks.
4 meanings: 1. of, relating to, or resembling an island 2. remote, detached, or aloof 3. illiberal or narrow-minded 4. isolated.... Click for more definitions.
1. of, relating to, or resembling an island. 2. remote, detached, or aloof. 3. illiberal or narrow-minded. 4. isolated or separated. [C17: from Late Latin insulāris, from Latin insula island, isle] ˈinsularism, insularity n. ˈinsularly adv.
Definition of insular adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
INSULAR definition: only interested in your own country, life, etc and not willing to accept new ideas or people. Learn more.
From Latin insularis (“of or belonging to an island”), from insula (“an island”), perhaps, from in (“in”) + salum (“the main sea”). From Wiktionary. French insulaire from Late Latin īnsulāris from Latin īnsula island.
