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unreceptive

English

Etymology

un- +? receptive

Adjective

unreceptive (comparative more unreceptive, superlative most unreceptive)

  1. not receptive

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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)

  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 Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.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.
  5. (anatomy) Relating to the insula in the brain
  6. (biochemistry) Relating to insulin

Related terms

Translations

Noun

insular (plural insulars)

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. insular

Declension


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin insularis.

Adjective

insular (plural insulares)

  1. insular

Noun

insular m or f (plural insulares)

  1. islander

Related terms

  • ínsula
  • isla

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