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insensible
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in·sen·si·ble  (n-sns-bl)
adj.
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.
c. Devoid of physical sensation or the power to react, as to pain or cold; numb.
3.
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 nsnsibilis, imperceivable : in-, not; see in-1 + snsibilis, perceptible; see sensible.]

in·sensi·bili·ty, in·sensi·ble·ness n.
in·sensi·bly adv.

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
insensibility , insensibleness n
insensibly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
insensitive - deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients"
3.insensibleinsensible - barely able to be perceived; "the transition was almost indiscernible"; "an almost insensible change"
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"
unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor"
Translations
insensible [ɪnˈsensəbl] ADJ (frm)
1. (= unconscious) → inconsciente, sin conocimiento
he drank himself insensiblebebió hasta perder el conocimiento
the blow knocked him insensibleel golpe le hizo perder el conocimiento
2. (= insensitive) to be insensible to sthser insensible a algo
insensible to heat/coldinsensible al calor/al frío
he seemed insensible to shameno parecía saber lo que es tener vergüenza
3. (= unaware) to be insensible of sthno ser consciente de algo, no darse cuenta de algo
she seemed wholly insensible of the honour done to herparecía 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 dangerno ser consciente del peligro

insensible [ɪnˈsɛnsəbəl] 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 colder scheint kälteunempfindlich zu sein; his hands became insensible to any feelingseine Hände verloren jegliches Gefühl
(liter, of beauty, music) → unempfänglich (of, to für)
(liter: = unaware) insensible of or to somethingeiner Sache (gen)nicht bewusst
(form: = imperceptible) → unmerklich, nicht wahrnehmbar

insensible [ɪnˈsɛnsəbl] adj
a. (unconscious) → privo/a di sensi or di conoscenza
b. (unaware) insensible ofignaro/a di

insensible [ɪnˈsɛnsəbl] adj
a. (unconscious) → privo/a di sensi or di conoscenza
b. (unaware) insensible ofignaro/a di

insensible
adj insensible [inˈsensəbl]
unconscious He lay on the floor insensible. bewusteloos فاقِد الوَعْي в безсъзнание v bezvědomí bevidstløs bewußtlos αναίσθητος, λιπόθυμος inconsciente, sin conocimiento teadvusetu بیهوش tunnoton inconscient חֲסַר הַכָּרָה संवेदन शून्य bez svijesti eszméletlen tidak sadar meðvitundarlaus privo di sensi 意識がない 인사 불성의 be sąmonės nejūtīgs; bez samaņas; paģībis pengsan bewusteloos bevisstløs nieprzytomny desacordado insensibil (la) потерявший сознание v bezvedomí nezavesten nesvestan medvetslös ซึ่งไม่มีความรู้สึก baygın, kendini kaybetmiş 失去知覺的 нечутливий; невразливий بے ہوش vô cảm


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