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insensible

in·sen·sible

UK/ɪnˈsɛns.ɪ.bəl/ US/ɪnˈsɛn̥sɪbl̩/ uncommon

adjective

1.

incapable of physical sensation

  • “insensible to pain”
  • “insensible earth”
2.

(followed by `to'' or `by'') unaware of or indifferent to

  • “insensible to the suffering around him”
Synonyms
3.

barely able to be perceived

  • “the transition was almost indiscernible”
  • “an almost insensible change”
4.

unresponsive to stimulation

  • “he lay insensible where he had fallen”
  • “drugged and senseless”
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Origin

From Middle English insensible, from Old French insensible, from Late Latin īnsēnsibilis.

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