insularity

Noun

Meaning

The state or quality of being an island or consisting of islands; insulation.

Narrowness or illiberality of opinion; prejudice; exclusiveness; as, the insularity of the Chinese or of the aristocracy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

insulation detachment insularism island ait division atoll separation isolation bias segregation prejudice injustice intolerance seclusion
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Antonyms

grace acceptance humanity engagement conjunction mercy
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Hypernyms

isolation

Examples

the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel Source: Internet

And in this instance, familiarity clearly trumps insularity. Source: Internet

Beyond anything else, they could not deal with Atta's personality, described as "complete, almost aggressive insularity". Source: Internet

As the government and private corporations have stressed internationalization, greater numbers of individuals have been directly affected, decreasing Japan's historical insularity. Source: Internet

If you look into school districts and ombuds positions, you will see that the insularity of the school district structure is a national problem. Source: Internet

I remain eternally grateful for my experiences there, as I would not be the person who I am today had I lived in the insularity of South Carolina for all of my 18 years. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

insularine insularisation insularism insularization insularize insularly