About The Word Insensible
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Insensible
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What's The Definition Of Insensible?
[adj] unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless"
[adj] barely able to be perceived; "the transition was almost indiscernible"; "an almost insensible change" [adj] incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth" Synonyms | Synonyms for Insensible: anaesthetic(a) | anaesthetised | anaesthetized | anesthetic(a) | anesthetised | anesthetized | asleep(p) | benumbed | imperceptible | indiscernible | numb | sedated | senseless | unconscious | undetectable | unperceivable Related Terms | Find terms related to Insensible: a stranger to | abiotic | absorbed | anesthetic | anesthetized | apathetic | asleep | azoic | behind the curtain | behind the scenes | benumbed | blind | blind to | blindfold | blindfolded | bloodless | blunt | callous | camouflaged | caught napping | cold | comatose | concealed | cool | dead | dead to | deadened | deaf | deaf to | dim-sighted | disguised | dispassionate | dull | dumb | emotionless | engrossed | exanimate | hard | hardened | hidden | impalpable | impassible | impassive | imperceptible | imperceptive | impercipient | impervious | imponderable | in ignorance of | inanimate | inanimated | inappreciable | incognizant | inconsiderate | indifferent | indiscernible | indurated | inert | insensate | insensible to | insensitive | insentient | intangible | intent | invisible | latent | lifeless | lost to | mind-blind | mindless | mute | myopic | napping | nearsighted | nonconceiving | nonconscious | nonliving | nonunderstanding | not with it | numb | numbed | obdurate | oblivious | obtuse | out | out cold | out of it | out of sight | pachydermatous | phlegmatic | preoccupied | purblind | rapt | rocky | secret | senseless | shortsighted | sightless | soulless | stoic | stolid | submerged | thick-skinned | thick-witted | thoughtless | torpid | unaffected | unanimated | unapparent | unappreciable | unapprehending | unaware | unaware of | unbeheld | unbeholdable | uncomprehending | unconscious | unconscious of | undiscernible | undiscerning | unfeeling | unfelt | unhearing | uninsightful | unknowing | unmindful | unmindful of | unmoved | unnoticed | unobservable | unobserved | unperceivable | unperceived | unperceiving | unperceptive | unprehensive | unrealized | unrealizing | unseeable | unseeing | unseen | unsusceptible | unsuspecting | untouched | unviewed | unwitnessed | unwitting | viewless | witless See Also | insensitive | unaware Insensible In Webster's Dictionary \In*sen"si*ble\, a. [L. insensibilis: cf. F.
insensible. See {In-} not, and {Sensible}.]
1. Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; wanting
bodily sensibility. --Milton.
2. Not susceptible of emotion or passion; void of feeling;
apathetic; unconcerned; indifferent; as, insensible to
danger, fear, love, etc.; -- often used with of or to.
Accept an obligation without being a slave to the
giver, or insensible to his kindness. --Sir H.
Wotton.
Lost in their loves, insensible of shame. --Dryden.
3. Incapable of being perceived by the senses; imperceptible.
Hence: Progressing by imperceptible degrees; slow;
gradual; as, insensible motion.
Two small and almost insensible pricks were found
upon Cleopatra's arm. --Sir T.
Browne.
They fall away, And languish with insensible decay.
--Dryden.
4. Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless. [Obs.]
If it make the indictment be insensible or
uncertain, it shall be quashed. --Sir M. Hale.
Syn: Imperceptible; imperceivable; dull; stupid; torpid;
numb; unfeeling; apathetic; stoical; impassive;
indifferent; unsusceptible; hard; callous.
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