Definitions for Insensible
ɪnˈsɛn sə bəlin·sen·si·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insensibleadjective

   incapable of physical sensation

   "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth"

2. insensible(p), unaffected(p)adjective

   unaware of or indifferent to

   "insensible to the suffering around him"

3. indiscernible, insensible, undetectableadjective

   barely able to be perceived

   "the transition was almost indiscernible"; "an almost insensible change"

4. insensible, senselessadjective

   unresponsive to stimulation

   "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless"

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1. Insensibleadjective

   Incapable of feeling a specific sensation or emotion; as, insensible to pity.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insensibleadjective

   Unable to be perceived by the senses.

2. insensibleadjective

   Incapable or deprived of physical sensation.

3. insensibleadjective

   Unable to be understood; unintelligible.

4. insensibleadjective

   Lacking sense or intelligence.

5. insensibleadjective

   Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent.

6. insensibleadjective

   Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.

7. Etymology: From Latin insensibilis

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insensibleadjective

   Etymology: insensible, French.

   1. Imperceptible; not discoverable by the senses.

   What is honour? a word. What is that word honour? air; a trim reckoning. Who hath it? he that died a Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? no. Is it insensible then? yea, to the dead: but will it not live with the living? no. Why? detraction will not suffer it. William Shakespeare.

   Two small and almost insensible pricks were found upon Cleopatra's arm. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   The dense and bright light of the circle will obscure the rare and weak light of these dark colours round about it, and render them almost insensible. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   2. Slowly gradual.

   They fall away,
   And languish with insensible decay. Dryden.

   3. Void of feeling either mental or corporal.

   I thought
   I then was passing to my former state
   Insensible, and forthwith to dissolve. John Milton.

   4. Void of emotion or affection.

   You grow insensible to the conveniency of riches, the delights of honour and praise. William Temple.

   You render mankind insensible to their beauties, and have destroyed the empire of love. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insensible

   "Insensibility" is a poem written by Wilfred Owen during the First World War which explores the effect of warfare on soldiers.

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1. insensible

   Insensible refers to a state of lacking physical sensation or consciousness, being unaware or indifferent to something, or incapable of being perceived by the senses. It can also mean unresponsive to emotional feelings or showing no sign of responsiveness or emotion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insensibleadjective

   destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; wanting bodily sensibility

2. Insensibleadjective

   not susceptible of emotion or passion; void of feeling; apathetic; unconcerned; indifferent; as, insensible to danger, fear, love, etc.; -- often used with of or to

3. Insensibleadjective

   incapable of being perceived by the senses; imperceptible. Hence: Progressing by imperceptible degrees; slow; gradual; as, insensible motion

4. Insensibleadjective

   not sensible or reasonable; meaningless

5. Etymology: [L. insensibilis: cf. F. insensible. See In- not, and Sensible.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insensible

   in-sen′si-bl, adj. not having feeling: not susceptible of emotion: callous: dull: unconscious: imperceptible by the senses.—ns. Insensibil′ity, Insen′sibleness; Insen′siblist, an unfeeling person.—adv. Insen′sibly.—adj. Insen′suous, not sensuous: without the power of perception.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Insensible in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Insensible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Insensible in a Sentence

1. Saadi:

   A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.

2. Stephen Jay Gould:

   “The literal record was not a hopelessly and imperfect fraction of truly insensible gradation within large populations but an accurate reflection of the actual process identified by evolutionists as the chief motor of biological change. The theory of punctuated equilibrium was, in its initial formulation, little more than this insight adumbrated.”

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Insensible
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Insensible
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Insensible
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Insensible
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insensible
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Insensible
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Insensible