INSULARITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)