insular

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin insularis (“of or belonging to an island”), from insula (“an island”), perhaps, from in (“in”) + salum (“the main sea”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: in‧su‧lar

Adjective

insular (comparative more insular, superlative most insular)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.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.
  5. (anatomy) Relating to the insula in the brain
  6. (biochemistry) Relating to insulin
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Translations

Noun

insular (plural insulars)

  1. An islander.
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Further reading

  • “insular”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnsulāris.

Pronunciation

Adjective

insular m or f (masculine and feminine plural insulars)

  1. insular

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin insularis.

Adjective

insular m or f (masculine and feminine plural insulares)

  1. insular

Noun

insular m or f (plural insulares)

  1. islander
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