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.

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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 formsin·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 Formsinsensibility or insensibleness, nouninsensibly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for insensible

insensible

adj.

c.1400, "lacking the power to feel with the senses," from Latin insensibilis "that cannot be felt," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + sensibilis (see sensible). Also sometimes in Middle English "incapable of being felt or perceived by the senses" (early 15c.). Meaning "unconscious" is attested from early 15c. See insensate.

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.

insensible

adjective

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