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insularism

insularism noun: insular (withdrawn) behavior.

Noun

insularism (countable and uncountable, plural insularisms)

  1. Insular (withdrawn) behavior.
    • So many voices of so various countries cannot be simply set aside: unless we wrap ourselves in an insolent insularism, we are bound at least to ask what is the meaning of their concurrent testimony.1880, John Nichol, Byron

Synonyms of insularism

Antonyms

Forms of insularism

pluralinsularisms

Origin of insularism

From insular + -ism.

Questions about insularism

What does insularism mean?
Insularism means insular (withdrawn) behavior.
What part of speech is insularism?
Insularism is a noun.
What is the plural of insularism?
The plural of insularism is insularisms.

Words near insularism in the dictionary

  1. insular Spaniards
  2. insular tameness
  3. insularinase
  4. insularine
  5. insularisation
  6. insularism
  7. insularisms
  8. insularities
  9. insularity
  10. insularization
  11. insularize

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