Hyphenation of insular

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word insular? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

in-su-lar

Definitions of insular:

1.	Relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island Insular territories Hawaii's insular culture
2.	Suggestive of the isolated life of an island An exceedingly insular man So deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist- Leonard Michaels
3.	Narrowly restricted in outlook or scope Little sympathy with parochial mentality Insular attitudes toward foreigners

Synonyms of insular:

adj	land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
adj	private
adj	parochial, provincial

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.