in·sen·si·ble

(ĭn-sĕn′sə-bəl)

adj.

a. Imperceptible; inappreciable: an insensible change in temperature.

b. Very small or gradual: insensible movement.

a. Having lost consciousness, especially temporarily; unconscious: lay insensible where he had fallen.

b. Not invested with sensation; inanimate: insensible clay.

c. Devoid of physical sensation or the power to react, as to pain or cold; numb.

a. Unaware; unmindful: I am not insensible of your concern.

b. Not emotionally responsive; indifferent: insensible to criticism.

4. Lacking meaning; unintelligible.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin īnsēnsibilis, imperceivable : in-, not; see in-¹ + sēnsibilis, perceptible; see sensible.]

in·sen′si·bil′i·ty, in·sen′si·ble·ness n.

in·sen′si·bly adv.

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insensible

(ɪnˈsɛnsəbəl)

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

inˈsensibly adv

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in•sen•si•ble

(ɪnˈsɛn sə bəl)

adj.

1. incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious.

2. without or not subject to a particular feeling or sensation: insensible to shame; insensible to the cold.

3. unaware; unconscious; inappreciative: We are not insensible of your kindness.

4. not perceptible by the senses; imperceptible: insensible transitions.

5. unresponsive in feeling; apathetic.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin, Latin]

in•sen′si•bly, adv.

in•sen`si•bil′i•ty, n.

insensible

If you are insensible to a physical sensation, you are unable to feel it. Insensible is a formal word.

We believe that all animals should be rendered insensible to pain before slaughter.

Insensible is not the opposite of sensible. If someone behaves in a way that is not sensible, you do not say that they are 'insensible'. You say, for example, that they or their actions are silly or foolish.

You're a silly little boy.

It would be foolish to tell such things to a total stranger.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	insensible - incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth" incognizant, unaware - (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known" unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor" insensitive - not responsive to physical stimuli; "insensitive to radiation" insensitive - deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients" sensible, sensitive - able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin"
	2.	insensible - unaware of or indifferent to; "insensible to the suffering around him" unaffected insensitive - deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients"
	3.	insensible - barely able to be perceived; "the transition was almost indiscernible"; "an almost insensible change" indiscernible, undetectable imperceptible, unperceivable - impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses; "an imperceptible drop in temperature"; "an imperceptible nod"; "color is unperceivable to the touch"
	4.	insensible - unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless" senseless unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor"

insensible

adjective

1. Incapable of being apprehended by the mind or the senses:

impalpable, imperceptible, imponderable, inappreciable, indiscernible, indistinguishable, intangible, invisible, unnoticeable, unobservable.

2. Lacking consciousness:

cold, senseless, unconscious.

Idioms: out cold, out like a light.

3. Lacking physical feeling or sensitivity:

asleep, dead, insensitive, numb, unfeeling.

4. Lacking responsiveness or alertness:

benumbed, dull, insensitive, numb, stuporous, torpid, unresponsive, wooden.

5. Without emotion or interest:

apathetic, detached, impassive, incurious, indifferent, lethargic, listless, phlegmatic, stolid, unconcerned, uninterested, unresponsive.

6. Lacking passion and emotion:

anesthetic, bloodless, dull, insensate, insensitive.

Translations

فاقِد الوَعْي

v bezvědomí

bevidstløs

bewusstlos

inconscient

meîvitundarlaus

insensibile svenuto incosciente

be sąmonės

bez samaņasnejūtīgs

bevisstløs

baygınkendini kaybetmiş

失去知觉的

insensible

[ɪnˈsensəbl] ADJ (frm)

1. (= unconscious) → inconsciente, sin conocimiento
he drank himself insensible → bebió hasta perder el conocimiento
the blow knocked him insensible → el golpe le hizo perder el conocimiento

2. (= insensitive) to be insensible to sth → ser insensible a algo
insensible to heat/cold → insensible al calor/al frío
he seemed insensible to shame → no parecía saber lo que es tener vergüenza

3. (= unaware) to be insensible of sth → no ser consciente de algo, no darse cuenta de algo
she seemed wholly insensible of the honour done to her → parecía que no era consciente en absoluto del honor que se le hacía, parecía no darse cuenta en absoluto del honor que se le hacía
to be insensible of danger → no ser consciente del peligro

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insensible

[ɪnˈsɛnsəb^əl] adj

(= unaware) → insensible
to be insensible to sth [+ pain, cold] → être insensible à qch
to be insensible of sth → être insensible à qch
She seemed wholly insensible of the honour done to her → Elle semblait totalement insensible à l'honneur qui lui était fait.

(= unconscious) → insensible (old-fashioned)

insensible

adj

(bodily) → unempfindlich (to gegen); (= unconscious) → bewusstlos; he seems to be insensible to the cold → er scheint kälteunempfindlich zu sein; his hands became insensible to any feeling → seine Hände verloren jegliches Gefühl

(liter, of beauty, music) → unempfänglich (of, to für)

(liter: = unaware) insensible of or to something → einer Sache (gen) → nicht bewusst

(form: = imperceptible) → unmerklich, nicht wahrnehmbar

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insensible

[ɪnˈsɛnsəbl] adj

a. (unconscious) → privo/a di sensi or di conoscenza

b. (unaware) insensible of → ignaro/a di

insensible

(inˈsensəbl) adjective

unconscious. He lay on the floor insensible.

in·sen·si·ble

n. insensible, que carece de sensibilidad.