INSULARITY

insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment

(noun) the state of being isolated or detached; “the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

insularity (countable and uncountable, plural insularities)

The quality or property of being insular.

Source: Wiktionary


In`su*lar"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. insularité.]

1. The state or quality of being an island or consisting of islands; insulation. The insularity of Britain was first shown by Agricola, who sent his fleet round it. Pinkerton.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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