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insular
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin insularis (“of or belonging to an island”), from insula (“an island”), perhaps, from in (“in”) + salum (“the main sea”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nsj?l?/
- (US) IPA(key): /??ns?l?/, /??nsj?l?/
- Hyphenation: in?su?lar
Adjective
insular (comparative more insular, superlative most insular)
- 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.
- 1836, Washington Irving, Astoria, ch. 6:
- 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.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 1:
- 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.
- 1903, Jack London, Call of the Wild, ch. 1:
- Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.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.
- 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread, ch. 6:
- (anatomy) Relating to the insula in the brain
- (biochemistry) Relating to insulin
Related terms
Translations
Noun
insular (plural insulars)
- An islander.
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Further reading
- insular at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- urinals
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ?nsul?ris.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /in.su?la/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /in.su?la?/
Adjective
insular (masculine and feminine plural insulars)
- insular
Synonyms
- illenc
Related terms
- illa
Romanian
Etymology
From French insulaire, from Latin insularis.
Adjective
insular m or n (feminine singular insular?, masculine plural insulari, feminine and neuter plural insulare)
- insular
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin insularis.
Adjective
insular (plural insulares)
- insular
Noun
insular m or f (plural insulares)
- islander
Related terms
- ínsula
- isla
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isolate
English
Etymology
Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin insulatus (cognate with insulate).
Pronunciation
- (verb) IPA(key): /?a?s?le?t/
- (noun) IPA(key): /?a?s?l?t/
Verb
isolate (third-person singular simple present isolates, present participle isolating, simple past and past participle isolated)
- (transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
- (transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
- (transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
- (transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
- (transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
- (transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
- (intransitive) To self-isolate.
Translations
Noun
isolate (plural isolates)
- Something that has been isolated.
Translations
Related terms
- insulant
- insular
- insularity
- insulate
- insulation
- insulator
- isolatable (adjective)
- isolated (adjective)
- isolating (adjective)
- isolation (noun)
- isolationism (noun)
- isolative (adjective)
- isolator (noun)
Anagrams
- Aeolist, et alios, tea oils
Interlingua
Participle
isolate
- past participle of isolar
Italian
Adjective
isolate
- feminine plural of isolato
Verb
isolate
- second-person plural present of isolare
- second-person plural imperative of isolare
Participle
isolate
- feminine plural of the past participle of isolare
Anagrams
- alitose, oliaste, solatie
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