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- Dictionaryinsularity/ˌɪnsjʊˈlarɪti/
noun
- 1. ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience: "an example of British insularity" Similar Opposite
- 2. the state or condition of being an island: "he proved the insularity of Van Diemen's Land by circumnavigating it in 1798"
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INSULARITY definition: 1. the quality of only being interested in your own country or group and not being willing to…. Learn more.
1. : characteristic of an isolated people. especially : being, having, or reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint. 2. a. : of, relating to, or constituting an island. b. : dwelling or situated on an island. insular residents. 3. : of or relating to an island of cells or tissue. insularism. ˈin (t)-su̇-lə-ˌri-zəm. -syu̇- ˈin-shə-lə- noun.
INSULARITY meaning: 1. the quality of only being interested in your own country or group and not being willing to…. Learn more.
The noun insularity refers to the quality of being isolated or detached. In fact, the word is based on the Latin word insula, for "island." The phrase "no man is an island" means that no one can be completely separate from others.
Definition of insularity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Insularity definition: the state or condition of being an island. See examples of INSULARITY used in a sentence.
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.
adjective. us / ˈɪn·sə·lər, -sjə- / Add to word list. interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign ideas or people. (Definition of insular from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of insular. insular.
noun. The quality or property of being insular. Wiktionary. Synonyms: detachment. insularism. insulation. Insularity Sentence Examples. The discovery of the insularity of Greenland might again give rise to the argument as to the distinction between island and continent.
Insularity definition, the state or condition of being an island:Great Britain, because of its insularity, was only reachable by sea until 1785, when the first balloon successfully crossed the English Channel by air. See more.
