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insular
What does insular mean?
insular (adjective): separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others' opinions or prejudices; provincial.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use insular in a sentence?
- Insular attitudes toward foreigners. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce insular?
/ˈɪnsəlɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does insular come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin īnsulāris (“of or belonging to an island”), from īnsula (“an island”), of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of insular?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “insular” mean?
imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome
Not quite: that's what onerous means.
simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings
Not quite: that's what ambivalent means.
of a person, deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly strange
Not quite: that's what eccentric means.
separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others' opinions or prejudices; provincial
Right! That's what “insular” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “insular”?
anonymous
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parochial
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mandatory
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identical
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