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insularity

/ˌɪnsjuˈlærəti/noun

उच्चारण इन्स्युलैरटी

संकीर्णता, संकुचित दृष्टि, अलगाव

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] disapproving

    the quality of being interested only in your own country or group and not in other people, ideas or cultures

    संकीर्णता, संकुचित दृष्टि, अलगाव

    • The insularity of village life can be frustrating for young people.
    • The party was criticised for its insularity.

    Synonyms narrow-mindedness parochialism provincialism isolation

    Opposite open-mindedness cosmopolitanism broad-mindedness

◇Word family
insular adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

narrow-mindedness parochialism provincialism isolation

Antonyms

open-mindedness cosmopolitanism broad-mindedness

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Latin word insula, meaning 'island', so an insular person is cut off like an island.

यह Latin शब्द insula से बना है, जिसका अर्थ है 'द्वीप', इसलिए insular व्यक्ति एक द्वीप की तरह दूसरों से कटा रहता है।