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insular definition
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Grep of noun insular insularism insularity Overview of adj insular The adj insular has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. insular -- (relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; "insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture") 2. insular -- (suggestive of the isolated life of an island; "an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist"- Leonard Michaels) 3. insular, parochial -- (narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners") Antonyms of adj insular 2 of 3 senses of insular Sense 2 insular INDIRECT (VIA private) -> public Sense 3 insular, parochial INDIRECT (VIA provincial) -> cosmopolitan Similarity of adj insular 3 senses of insular Sense 1 insular Pertains to noun island (Sense 1) =>island => land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma Sense 2 insular => private (vs. public) Sense 3 insular, parochial => provincial (vs. cosmopolitan) Attributes of adj insular Familiarity of adj insular insular used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj insular insular peninsular Overview of adj insular The adj insular has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. insular -- (relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; "insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture") 2. insular -- (suggestive of the isolated life of an island; "an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist"- Leonard Michaels) 3. insular, parochial -- (narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners")
insular definition
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