insensate

[ in-sen-seyt, -sit ]

/ ɪnˈsɛn seɪt, -sɪt /

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adjective

not endowed with sensation; inanimate: insensate stone.

without human feeling or sensitivity; cold; cruel; brutal.

without sense, understanding, or judgment; foolish.

Words nearby insensate

inselberg, inseminate, insemination , inseminator, insenescence, insensate, insensible, insensible perspiration, insensitive, insentient, insep.

Origin of insensate

First recorded in 1510–20, insensate is from the Late Latin word insēnsātus irrational. See in-³, sensate

SYNONYMS FOR insensate

1 lifeless, inorganic.

2 insensible.

3 stupid, irrational, senseless, witless, dumb.

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OTHER WORDS FROM insensate

in·sen·sate·ly, adverbin·sen·sate·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for insensate

He was “overwhelmed by the feeling” that “the Suffolk expanses” had “shrunk once and for all to a single, blind, insensate spot.”
Walking In The Footsteps Of W.G. Sebald, Hiker, Novelist, Strange Genius|Edward Platt|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Great waves flung themselves toward the harsh coastline and beat upon it with insensate violence.
Operation: Outer Space|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
She flung herself down on the floor and hammered the insensate boards with her fists.
Meg's Friend|Alice Abigail Corkran
There shall I forget my insensate dreams, the cause of my ills.
The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin|Emilia Pardo Bazn

He was known as a little demon, of insensate cruelty and viciousness.
The Night-Born|Jack London
She sprang to her feet in an insensate passion of anger and shame.
The Sorrows of Satan|Marie Corelli

British Dictionary definitions for insensate

insensate

/ (ɪnˈsɛnseɪt, -sɪt) /

adjective

lacking sensation or consciousness

insensitive; unfeeling

foolish; senseless

Derived forms of insensate

insensately, adverbinsensateness, noun

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insensate

adjective

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Origin of insensate

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British Dictionary definitions for insensate

adjective

Derived forms of insensate