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insularity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | detachment, insularism, insulation |
| Type of | isolation |
| Derivation | insular |
Examples of insularity
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The big city's insularity does not really worry Promoter Seltzer all that much.
From the time.com
Pages 641680 in International symposium on biogeographical aspects of insularity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
That volume went a long way toward explaining Japan's intellectual insularity.
From the businessweek.com
Williams is considered far less likely to tolerate turf fights and insularity.
From the time.com
Few American players venture beyond home, which adds to the picture of insularity.
From the nzherald.co.nz
And we have the nerve to scoff at the insularity of North American insular sports.
From the guardian.co.uk
We were incredibly insular, but it was impossible to keep up that insularity.
From the guardian.co.uk
Insolent insularity in the days of insistent globalization is a loser's game.
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Above all else, the insularity of the group tied to a fear of being isolated.
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- Insulation: the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"
- (insular) relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; "insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture"
- (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
- (insular) narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parochial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners"
- Insularity reflects a wide range of physical and emotional meanings in accordance with a person or place: * For a place, it relates to an island or any physically isolated place distant and inaccessible without sufficient means of transport. ...
- The quality or property of being insular
- (insular) Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands; Situated on an island; Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little interaction with external parties; provincial; Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner
- (Insular) (P) - They have withdrawn into their shell, lowering their evasive skills.
- (Insular) Identified with or descriptive of, the early mediaeval Celtic culture of Britain & Ireland. Typically as an adjective herein, it refers to the letter forms used in the manuscripts produced in the period between the Roman evacuation and the Norman conquest. ...
