Definition of insular Insular

/ɪˈnsʌlɚ/ - [insuler] - in•su•lar

We found 15 definitions of insular from 6 different sources.

What does insular mean?

Adjective
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
		private concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters"
insular - narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parochial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners"
		parochial

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insular (Noun)
An islander.
insular (Adjective)
Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands.
insular (Adjective)
Situated on an island.
insular (Adjective)
Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little interaction with external parties; provincial.
insular (Adjective)
Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.

insular (a.)
Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc.
insular (a.)
Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow; circumscribed; illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits, opinions, or prejudices.
insular (n.)
An islander.

insular
in′sū-lar, adj. belonging to an island: surrounded by water: standing or situated alone: narrow, prejudiced.—ns. In′sularism, Insular′ity, the state of being insular.—adv. In′sularly.—v.t. In′sulate, to place in a detached situation: to prevent connection or communication: (electricity) to separate, esp. from the earth, by a non-conductor.—ns. Insulā′tion; In′sulator, one who, or that which, insulates: a non-conductor of electricity. [Fr.,—L. insularis—insula, an island.]