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Cloistered vs Insulated - What's the difference?

cloistered | insulated | Synonyms |

Cloistered is a synonym of insulated.


As adjectives the difference between cloistered and insulated

is that cloistered is dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary while insulated is protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material.

As verbs the difference between cloistered and insulated

is that cloistered is (cloister) while insulated is (insulate).

cloistered

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
  • * Hudibras
    • Cloistered friars and vestal nuns.
  • * Shenstone
    • In cloistered state let selfish sages dwell, / Proud that their heart is narrow as their cell.
  • isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence
  • naive, lacking in worldliness
  • Furnished with cloisters.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (cloister)

    • insulated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material.
  • Placed or set apart.
    • an insulated house or column
  • * De Quincey
    • the special and insulated situation of the Jews
  • (of an electrically conducting material) Isolated or separated from other conducting materials, or sources of electricity.
    • Early insulated wires were covered in silk rather than plastic.
  • (astronomy, dated) Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond the effect of gravitation; said of stars supposed to be so far apart that the effect of their mutual attraction is undetectable.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (insulate)

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