in·sen·si·ble ( n-s n s -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  ns nsibilis, imperceivable : in-, not; see in-1 + snsibilis, perceptible; see sensible.]in·sen  si·bili·ty, in·sensi·ble·ness n.in·sen si·bly adv. |
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