insular
insular Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience; narrow-minded or isolated in outlook.
"Critics argued that the committee had grown too insular, ignoring innovative proposals from outside the organization."
Relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island.
"The archipelago's insular ecosystems have fostered the evolution of several unique bird species."
In anatomy, relating to an isolated tissue mass or structure, especially the insula of the cerebral cortex or the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
"Neuroimaging revealed increased activity within the anterior insular cortex during the emotional empathy task."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Late Latin insularis ('of an island'), derived from Latin insula ('island').