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insularity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪn.sjuːˈlæ.ɹɪ.ti/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪn.sjəˈlæ.ɹɪ.ti/
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  • General-American: /ɪn.sjəˈlæ.ɹɪ.ti/
  • General-American: /ɪn.səˈlæ.ɹɪ.ti/
  • rhymes with -æɹɪti
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N S AH0 L EH1 R IH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality or property of being insular.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the state of being isolated or detached

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insulation, insularism, detachment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: isolation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English insular Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English insularity From insular + -ity.