insular

/insuˈlaɾ/

adjective C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
insulares

Meaning

  1. island

    • Es un clima insular.

      It's an island climate.

Similar words

isleño

insular is more formal or geographic, and can also carry the figurative sense of "closed-minded"; isleño is more about culturally being from an island — both mean "island" as an adjective.

Similar in other languages

French

île

île is the French word for the same thing — both mean "island."

Portuguese

ilha

ilha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "island."

Practice

1 What does insular mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un clima ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches insular?

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