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   in·sen·si·ble

   /inˈsensəb(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. without one's mental faculties, typically a result of violence 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
   • ▪ (especially of a body or bodily extremity) numb; without feeling: "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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   • 1. insensibly adverb

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   The meaning of INSENSIBLE is incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation. How to use insensible in a sentence.

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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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   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 is used to describe someone who is unconscious. If you keep your bowling ball on the top shelf of the closet and it rolls out and conks you on the head, you will probably be rendered insensible.

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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   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. a. Imperceptible; inappreciable: an insensible change in temperature. b. Very small or gradual: insensible movement. 2. a. Having lost consciousness, especially temporarily; unconscious: lay insensible where he had fallen. b. Not invested with sensation; inanimate: insensible clay.

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   Definition of insensible adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    insensible meaning, definition, what is insensible: not knowing about something that could h...: Learn more.

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    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: insensible transitions.