insular

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands.
2. Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial.
3. Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.
4. Relating to the insula in the brain.
5. Relating to insulin.
6. (often with a capital letter) Relating to the varieties of a language or languages spoken chiefly on islands. Insular Latin, Latin as it was spoken in Britain and Ireland. Insular Celtic, the Celtic languages of Britain, Ireland and also Brittany, as opposed to those spoken in mainland Europe other than Brittany. Insular Scandinavian, relating to the Icelandic and Faroese languages as opposed to the ones spoken in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

Noun

An islander.

Synonyms

narrow-minded

prejudiced

parochial

illiberal

closed

glum

hidebound

introverted

isolated

jaundiced

moody

narrow minded

pessimistic

petty

preconceived

seagirt

secluded

self-contained

small minded

small-minded

stodgy

straitlaced

stuffy

unsociable

archipelagic

close-minded

prejudicious

biased

dark-natured

bigoted

dour

exclusive

gloomy

Translations

insular

insulaire

🏝️

insular

insulare

🏝️

insular

insular

isolado

illenc

🏝️

Insel

borné

isolat

Insel…

νησιωτικός

νησιωτός

Insel-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnsjələ/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsulāris (“of or belonging to an island”), from īnsula (“an island”), of uncertain origin.