Meaning of INSENSIBLE
Pronunciation: | | in'sensubul
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- [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"
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| Synonyms: | | anaesthetic(a), anaesthetised, anaesthetized, anesthetic(a), anesthetised, anesthetized, asleep(p), benumbed, imperceptible, indiscernible, numb, sedated, senseless, unconscious, undetectable, unperceivable |
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| Antonyms: | | sensible, sensitive | |
| See Also: | | insensitive, unaware | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \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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| Related Terms: | | 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 |
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