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INSULARITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being isolated or detached
Example:
the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel
Synonyms:
detachment; insularism; insularity; insulation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("insularity" is a kind of...):
isolation (a state of separation between persons or groups)
Derivation:
insular (suggestive of the isolated life of an island)
insular (relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island)
