Definition of Insular

1. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island. "Hawaii's insular culture"

Derivative terms: Insularity
Partainyms: Island

2. Adjective. 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"
Similar to: Private
Derivative terms: Insularity

3. Adjective. Narrowly restricted in outlook or scope. "Insular attitudes toward foreigners"
Exact synonyms: Parochial
Similar to: Provincial

Definition of Insular

1. a. Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc.

2. n. An islander.

Definition of Insular

1. an islander [n -S] - See also: islander

Medical Definition of Insular

1. Relating to any insula, especially the island of Reil. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Insular

insufflates
insufflating
insufflation
insufflation
insufflations
insufflation anaesthesia
insufflator
insufflator
insufflators
insula
insula
insulae
insulant
insulants
insular (current term)
insular (current term)
insularism
insularisms
insularities
insularity
insularly
insulars
insular area
insular arteries
insular cortex
insular gyri
insular hypothesis
insular part
insular part of middle cerebral artery
insular sclerosis

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