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   insensible

   /ɪnˈsɛnsɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. without one's mental faculties, typically as a result of injury or intoxication; unconscious: "they knocked each other insensible with their fists" Similar unconsciousinsensatesenselessinsentientcomatoseknocked outpassed outblacked outinertstupefiedstunnednumbbenumbednumbedlacking feelinglacking sensationinformal:outout coldout for the countout of itzonked (out)dead to the worldspark outrare:soporosesoporousOpposite consciousresponsive
   • ▪ (of a person or bodily extremity) without feeling; numb: "the horny and insensible tip of the beak"
   • 2. unaware of or indifferent to: "they slept on, insensible to the headlight beams" Similar unaware ofignorant ofwithout knowledge ofunconscious ofunmindful ofmindless ofoblivious toindifferent toimpervious todeaf toblind tocareless ofunmoved byuntouched byunaffected byunresponsive toinformal:in the dark aboutrare:insensitive ofnegligent ofOpposite awareheedful
   • 3. too small or gradual to be perceived; inappreciable: "varying by insensible degrees" Similar imperceptibleunnoticeableundetectableindistinguishableindiscernibleunapparentinappreciableinvisibleinaudibleimpalpableunobtrusiveimpossible to detectslightsmallsubtlefaintfineinconsequentialnegligibletinyminuteminusculemicroscopicnanoscopicinfinitesimal

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the senses ‘unable to be perceived’ and ‘incapable of physical sensation’): partly from Old French insensible (from Latin insensibilis, from in- ‘not’ + sensibilis, from sensus ‘sense’), partly from in-1 ‘not’ + sensible.

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   to not care about something or be unwilling to react to it: I think he's largely insensible to other people's distress. See more. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Losing consciousness. black. catatonia. concussion. go out like a light idiom. hypnotically. in a drunken stupor. insensibility. knock. light. pass out. senseless. stun. swoon

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   1. : incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as. a. : lacking sensory perception or ability to react. insensible to pain. b. : unconscious. knocked insensible by a sudden blow. c. : not endowed with life or spirit : insentient. insensible earth. 2. a. : unaware. insensible of their danger. b.

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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:

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   The adjective insensible describes a lack of emotional response or being indifferent. If your friend says that the roller coaster was so scary it nearly made him vomit and you shrug and say, "Eh, it was okay," he may think you are insensible to fear.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINSENSIBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. lacking sensation or consciousness. 2. (foll by of or to) unaware (of) or indifferent (to) insensible to suffering. 3. thoughtless or callous. 4. a less common word for imperceptible. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. insensibility (inˌsensiˈbility) or insensibleness (inˈsensibleness) noun.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINSENSIBLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. formal us / ɪnˈsen.sə.b ə l / uk / ɪnˈsen.sə.b ə l / Add to word list. unconscious: We found her lying on the floor, drunk and insensible. be insensible of/to something. to not care about something or be unwilling to react to it: I think he's largely insensible to other people's distress. See more.

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   adj. 1. lacking sensation or consciousness. 2. (foll by: of or to) unaware (of) or indifferent (to): insensible to suffering. 3. thoughtless or callous. 4. a less common word for imperceptible. inˌsensiˈbility, inˈsensibleness n.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioninsensible adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   [not before noun] insensible (of something) not aware of a situation or of something that might happen synonym unaware. They were not insensible of the risks. opposite sensible

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    adjective. Imperceptible; inappreciable. An insensible change in temperature. American Heritage. Having lost sensation; unconscious. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Lacking sensation; not having the power to perceive with the senses. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. So small, slight, or gradual as to be virtually imperceptible.

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    Feb 16, 2024 · insensible ( comparative more insensible, superlative most insensible) Unable to be perceived by the senses . Incapable or deprived of physical sensation. Unable to be understood; unintelligible. Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless . Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent .