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insular

[ in-suh-ler, ins-yuh- ]

adjective

  1. narrow-minded or illiberal; provincial:

    insular attitudes toward foreigners.

  2. standing alone; detached; isolated:

    an insular building.

  3. of or relating to an island or islands:

    a nation's insular possessions.

  4. dwelling or situated on an island.
  5. forming an island:

    insular rocks.

  6. of, relating to, or characteristic of islanders or isolated people:

    insular tribes;

    insular sects.

  7. Pathology. occurring in or characterized by one or more isolated spots, patches, or the like.
  8. Anatomy. pertaining to an island of cells or tissue, as the islets of Langerhans.


noun

  1. an inhabitant of an island; islander.

insular

/ ˌɪnsjʊˈlærɪtɪ; ˈɪnsjʊlə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling an island
  2. remote, detached, or aloof
  3. illiberal or narrow-minded
  4. isolated or separated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲܱ, adverb
  • ˈԲܱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

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  • ····ٲ [in-s, uh, --, lar, -i-tee, ins, -y, uh, -] noun
  • ··· adverb
  • ·ٱ··· adjective
  • ٰԲ··· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of insular1

From the Late Latin word Բܱ, dating back to 1605–15. See insula, -ar 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of insular1

C17: from Late Latin Բܱ, from Latin insula island, isle
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Across the amygdala and the insular cortex, typically associated with emotional processing, he found that brain scans showed consistent patterns for positive and negative emotions, but not mixed emotions.

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As Conor enters the game to save his dog and his insular world expands, the film itself tends to amble.

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This year, he revisited gossip as a recurring evil, likening the Curia’s atmosphere to any insular office rife with whispered critiques.

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So . . . that’s probably too large of a scenario to be solved by the “Shrinking” model of forgiveness, but it’s also true that we are a massive puzzle made up of broken relationships and insular groups.

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In this insular community, it wasn’t uncommon for adult men, or at least a certain kind of man, to be hanging out in a spot frequented by giddy young girls.

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