insularity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of being isolated or detached
    insulation; insularism; detachment.
    • the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel

WordNet

In`su*lar"i*ty noun
Etymology
Cf. F. insularité.
Definitions
  1. The state or quality of being an island or consisting of islands; insulation.
    The insularity of Britain was first shown by Agricola, who sent his fleet round it. Pinkerton.
  2. Narrowness or illiberality of opinion; prejudice; exclusiveness; as, the insularity of the Chinese or of the aristocracy.

Webster 1913