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in·sen·si·ble
(ĭn-sĕn′sə-bəl)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 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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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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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" |
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. | insensible - 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" |
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insensible
adjective1. Incapable of being apprehended by the mind or the senses:
2. Lacking consciousness:
Idioms: out cold, out like a light.
3. Lacking physical feeling or sensitivity:
4. Lacking responsiveness or alertness:
5. Without emotion or interest:
6. Lacking passion and emotion:
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Translations
فاقِد الوَعْي
v bezvědomí
bevidstløs
meîvitundarlaus
be sąmonės
bez samaņasnejūtīgs
baygınkendini kaybetmiş
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
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
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
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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.
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)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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)
(form: = imperceptible) → unmerklich, nicht wahrnehmbar
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
insensible
[ɪnˈsɛnsəbl] adja. (unconscious) → privo/a di sensi or di conoscenza
b. (unaware) insensible of → ignaro/a di
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
insensible
(inˈsensəbl) adjective unconscious. He lay on the floor insensible.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
in·sen·si·ble
n. insensible, que carece de sensibilidad.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012