insensible

[ in-sen-suh-buhl ]

/ ɪnˈsɛn sə bəl /

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adjective

incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious, as a person after a violent blow.

without or not subject to a particular feeling or sensation: insensible to shame; insensible to the cold.

unaware; unconscious; inappreciative: We are not insensible of your kindness.

not perceptible by the senses; imperceptible: insensible transitions.

unresponsive in feeling.

not susceptible of emotion or passion; void of any feeling.

not endowed with feeling or sensation, as matter; inanimate.

Nearby words

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

Origin of insensible

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word insēnsibilis. See in-³, sensible

SYNONYMS FOR insensible

5, 6 apathetic, unfeeling, indifferent, cool; dull, passionless, emotionless, torpid.

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Related forms

in·sen·si·bly, adverbin·sen·si·bil·i·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for insensible

This is a trial in the court of public opinion, to which the elected Manhattan district attorney is not insensible.
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Married to a clod of earth; she will become as insensible as himself; all these fine capabilities will moulder!
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Sydney, I rather despair of making myself intelligible to you, because you are such an insensible dog.
A Tale of Two Cities|Charles Dickens
Whereupon Bosambo clubbed him insensible, in order that Sanders's plan might have a fair chance.
The Keepers of the King's Peace|Edgar Wallace

I soon found myself too much the mother of that young man to be insensible to his mute and delicate admiration.
The Village Rector|Honore de Balzac
Is it not because they are but the work of human hands, mute and insensible images?
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British Dictionary definitions for insensible

insensible

/ (ɪnˈsɛnsəbəl) /

adjective

lacking sensation or consciousness

(foll by of or to) unaware (of) or indifferent (to)insensible to suffering

thoughtless or callous

a less common word for imperceptible

Derived Forms

insensibility or insensibleness, nouninsensibly, adverb

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Medicine definitions for insensible

insensible

[ ĭn-sĕn′sə-bəl ]

adj.

Having lost consciousness, especially temporarily; unconscious.

Lacking physical sensation or the power to react, as to pain or cold; numb.