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insensible

adj
/ɪnˈsɛns.ɪ.bəl/

Etymology

From Middle English insensible, from Old French insensible, from Late Latin īnsēnsibilis.

  1. derived from īnsēnsibilis
  2. derived from insensible
  3. inherited from insensible

Definitions

  1. Unable to be perceived by the senses.

    • Two small and almost insensible pricks were found upon Cleopatra's arm.
    • They fall away, / And languish with insensible decay.

  2. Incapable or deprived of physical sensation.

  3. Unable to be understood

    Unable to be understood; unintelligible.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Not sensible or reasonable

      Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.

      • If it make the indictment be insensible or uncertain, […]it shall be quashed.

    2. Incapable of mental feeling

      Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent.

      • Lost in their loves, insensible of shame.
      • In spite of her deep-rooted dislike, she could not be insensible to the compliment of such a man's affection[…]

    3. Incapable of emotional feeling

      Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.

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Derived

insensibility, insensibleness, insensiblist, insensibly

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA