insularity
/ˌɪnsəˈleɹɪti/in-suh-LEH-rih-tee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˌɪnsəˈlɛɹɪti/in-suh-LEH-rih-tee
Meaningbeing insular
Common meaning: narrow-mindedness
Other meanings: being like an island
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- insulan islandLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 971 · scan
- aradjective or noun ending: of, belonging to
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinīnsula‘an island’
- Englishinsular‘narrow-minded’
- Englishformed in English from insularinsularity‘narrow-mindedness’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from insular + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INSULAR, p.296 · scan
Roots
- īnsula Latin “an island”
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