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   insensible

   /ɪnˈsɛnsɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. without one's mental faculties, typically as a result of injury or intoxication; unconscious: "they knocked each other insensible with their fists" Similar unconsciousinsensatesenselessinsentientcomatoseknocked outpassed outblacked outinertstupefiedstunnednumbbenumbednumbedlacking feelinglacking sensationinformal:outout coldout for the countout of itzonked (out)dead to the worldspark outrare:soporosesoporousOpposite consciousresponsive
   • ▪ (of a person or bodily extremity) without feeling; numb: "the horny and insensible tip of the beak"
   • 2. unaware of or indifferent to: "they slept on, insensible to the headlight beams" Similar unaware ofignorant ofwithout knowledge ofunconscious ofunmindful ofmindless ofoblivious toindifferent toimpervious todeaf toblind tocareless ofunmoved byuntouched byunaffected byunresponsive toinformal:in the dark aboutrare:insensitive ofnegligent ofOpposite awareheedful
   • 3. too small or gradual to be perceived; inappreciable: "varying by insensible degrees" Similar imperceptibleunnoticeableundetectableindistinguishableindiscernibleunapparentinappreciableinvisibleinaudibleimpalpableunobtrusiveimpossible to detectslightsmallsubtlefaintfineinconsequentialnegligibletinyminuteminusculemicroscopicnanoscopicinfinitesimal

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the senses ‘unable to be perceived’ and ‘incapable of physical sensation’): partly from Old French insensible (from Latin insensibilis, from in- ‘not’ + sensibilis, from sensus ‘sense’), partly from in-1 ‘not’ + sensible.

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   • 1. insensibly adverb

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   1. : incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as. a. : lacking sensory perception or ability to react. insensible to pain. b. : unconscious. knocked insensible by a sudden blow. c. : not endowed with life or spirit : insentient. insensible earth. 2. a. : unaware. insensible of their danger. b.

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   without or not subject to a particular feeling or sensation: insensible to shame; insensible to the cold. unaware; unconscious; inappreciative: We are not insensible of your kindness. not perceptible by the senses; imperceptible: insensible transitions. unresponsive in feeling.

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   to not care about something or be unwilling to react to it: I think he's largely insensible to other people's distress. See more. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Losing consciousness.

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   to not care about something or be unwilling to react to it: I think he's largely insensible to other people's distress. See more. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Losing consciousness.

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   unconscious as the result of injury, illness, etc. He was beaten till nearly insensible. Definition of insensible adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   The adjective insensible is used to describe someone who is unconscious. If you keep your bowling ball on the top shelf of the closet and it rolls out and conks you on the head, you will probably be rendered insensible.

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   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.

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   adjective. 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.

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    Definitions of 'insensible' 1. lacking sensation; not having the power to perceive with the senses. [...] 2. having lost sensation; unconscious. [...] 3. not recognizing or realizing; unaware; indifferent. [...] More. Synonyms of 'insensible' • benumbed, dull, numbed [...] • unaware, cold, unconscious [...]

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    incapable of feeling; unconscious: rendered insensible before the operation. without a particular feeling or sensation: insensible to shame. unaware; not appreciative: The family was not insensible of your kindness.