insensate

in·sen·sate

 (ĭn-sĕn′sāt′, -sĭt)

adj.

1.

a. Lacking sensation or awareness; inanimate.

b. Unconscious.

2. Lacking sensibility; unfeeling: "a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal" (Peter S. Prescott).

3.

a. Lacking sense or the power to reason.

b. Foolish; witless.

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[Latin īnsēnsātus : in-, not; see in-¹ + sēnsus, understanding, reason; see sense.]

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in·sen′sate′ly adv.

in·sen′sate′ness n.

insensate

(ɪnˈsɛnseɪt; -sɪt)

adj

1. lacking sensation or consciousness

2. insensitive; unfeeling

3. foolish; senseless

inˈsensately adv

inˈsensateness n

in•sen•sate

(ɪnˈsɛn seɪt, -sɪt)

adj.

1. not endowed with sensation; inanimate.

2. without feeling or sensitivity; cold; cruel.

3. without sense, understanding, or judgment; foolish.

[1510–20; < Late Latin insēnsātus irrational]

in•sen′sate•ly, adv.

in•sen′sate•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	insensate - devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation; "insentient (or insensate) stone" insentient
	2.	insensate - without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction" cold-blooded, inhuman, cold inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"

insensate

adjective

1. Completely lacking sensation or consciousness:

dead, inanimate, insentient.

2. Lacking passion and emotion:

anesthetic, bloodless, dull, insensible, insensitive.

3. Displaying a complete lack of forethought and good sense:

brainless, fatuous, foolish, mindless, senseless, silly, unintelligent, weak-minded, witless.

Translations

insensate

[ɪnˈsenseɪt] ADJ

1. (= lacking sensation) → insensato

2. (= pointless) [violence, aggression] → absurdo

insensate

adj (liter)

matter, stone → leblos, tot

(fig: = unfeeling) → gefühllos; she flew into an insensate fury → ein unmäßiger Zorn bemächtigte sich ihrer (liter)