insusceptible

American  

[in-suh-sep-tuh-buhl] / ˌɪn səˈsɛp tə bəl /

adjective

1. not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of orto ).

   insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.

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insusceptible British  

/ ˌɪnsəˈsɛptəbəl /

adjective

1. not capable of being affected (by); not susceptible (to)

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Other Word Forms

• insusceptibility noun
• insusceptibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of insusceptible

First recorded in 1595–1605; in- ³ + susceptible

Example Sentences

Isn’t the real value intangible and insusceptible to economic metrics?

From Washington Post

One-thousandth of a drop of virulent anthrax blood invariably killed the guinea-pig, while it left the rabbit unharmed.2 Klein has never found a rabbit insusceptible.

From Project Gutenberg

We find it strong, pliable, insusceptible to either heat or cold and to all appearances will be more durable than anything we have ever used.

From Project Gutenberg

Investigation shows the opaque substances to be generally most susceptible, and the transparent materials, such as glass, rock-salt, tourmaline, &c. almost insusceptible, to the heating effect of the sun.

From Project Gutenberg

These grave questions are as yet insusceptible of answer.

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