What does insular mean in English? Meaning of insular definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "insular": relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
Adjective
Meaning: relating to or characteristic of or situated on an islandExample: insular territories
Hawaii's insular cultureSynonyms: insularMeaning of "insular": suggestive of the isolated life of an island
Adjective
Meaning: suggestive of the isolated life of an islandExample: an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelistSynonyms: insularSimilar: privateMeaning of "insular": narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
Adjective
Meaning: narrowly restricted in outlook or scopeExample: little sympathy with parochial mentality
insular attitudes toward foreignersSynonyms: insular
parochialSimilar: provincialAdjective: Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands. 1836, Washington Irving, Astoria, ch. 6: With these he held undisputed sway over his insular domains, and carried on intercourse with the chiefs or governors whom he had placed in command of the several islands.1836, Washington Irving, Astoria, ch. 6: With these he held undisputed sway over his insular domains, and carried on intercourse with the chiefs or governors whom he had placed in command of the several islands.Situated on an island. 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 1: There now is your insular city of the Manhattoes, belted round by wharves as Indian isles by coral reefs.1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 1: There now is your insular city of the Manhattoes, belted round by wharves as Indian isles by coral reefs.Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little interaction with external parties; provincial. 1903, Jack London, Call of the Wild, ch. 1: [H]e had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation.1903, Jack London, Call of the Wild, ch. 1: [H]e had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation.Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner. 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread, ch. 6: Harriet was fretful and insular. Miss Abbott was pleasant, and insisted on praising everything.1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread, ch. 6: Harriet was fretful and insular. Miss Abbott was pleasant, and insisted on praising everything.Relating to the insula in the brain.Synonyms:
petty, parochial, isolated, bigoted, closed, confined, cut off, detached, illiberal, limited, narrow, prejudiced, provincial, restricted, secluded, separate, separated, circumscribed, contracted, inward-looking, sequestered,
Antonyms:
broad-minded, unbiased, unprejudiced,
