Definizione monolingua

insular

insular m. and f. (plural insulares)

1. islander

insular (comparative more insular, superlative most insular)

1. Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands.
   • 1836, Washington Irving, Astoria, ch. 6:

     With these he held undisputed sway over his insular domains, and carried on intercourse with the chiefs or governors whom he had placed in command of the several islands.

2. Situated on an island.
   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 1:

     There now is your insular city of the Manhattoes, belted round by wharves as Indian isles by coral reefs.

3. Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little interaction with external parties; provincial.
   • 1903, Jack London, Call of the Wild, ch. 1:

     [H]e had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation.

4. Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.
   • 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread, ch. 6:

     Harriet was fretful and insular. Miss Abbott was pleasant, and insisted on praising everything.

Definizione dizionario insular

insulare

Altri significati:

having an inward-looking manner

Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands.

Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.

of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands

Situated on an island.

Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little interaction with external parties; provincial.

separate or isolated from the surroundings