'Insensible' definitions:
Definition of 'insensible'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth" [ant: sensible, sensitive]
adjective
Unaware of or indifferent to; "insensible to the suffering around him" [syn: insensible(p), unaffected(p)]
adjective
Barely able to be perceived; "the transition was almost indiscernible"; "an almost insensible change" [syn: indiscernible, insensible, undetectable]
adjective
Unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless" [syn: insensible, senseless]
Definition of 'Insensible'
From: GCIDE
- Insensible \In*sen"si*ble\, a. [L. insensibilis: cf. F. insensible. See In- not, and Sensible.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; wanting bodily sensibility; unconscious. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Accept an obligation without being a slave to the giver, or insensible to his kindness. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]
- Lost in their loves, insensible of shame. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Incapable of being perceived by the senses; imperceptible. Hence: Progressing by imperceptible degrees; slow; gradual; as, insensible motion. [1913 Webster]
- Two small and almost insensible pricks were found upon Cleopatra's arm. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- They fall away, And languish with insensible decay. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- If it make the indictment be insensible or uncertain, it shall be quashed. --Sir M. Hale.
- 5. Incapable of feeling a specific sensation or emotion; as, insensible to pity. [PJC]
- Syn: Imperceptible; imperceivable; dull; stupid; torpid; numb; unfeeling; apathetic; stoical; impassive; indifferent; unsusceptible; hard; callous. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'insensible'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a stranger to,
- abiotic,
- absorbed,
- anesthetic,
- anesthetized,
- apathetic,
- asleep,
- azoic,
- behind the curtain,
- behind the scenes,
- benumbed,
- blind,
- blind to,
- blindfold,
- blindfolded,
- bloodless,
- blunt,
- callous,
- camouflaged,
- caught napping,
- cold,
- comatose,
- concealed,
- cool,
- dead,
- dead to,
- deadened,
- deaf,
- deaf to,
- dim-sighted,
- disguised,
- dispassionate,
- dull,
- dumb,
- emotionless,
- engrossed,
- exanimate,
- hard,
- hardened,
- hidden,
- impalpable,
- impassible,
- impassive,
- imperceptible,
- imperceptive,
- impercipient,
- impervious,
- imponderable,
- in ignorance of,
- inanimate,
- inanimated,
- inappreciable,
- incognizant,
- inconsiderate,
- indifferent,
- indiscernible,
- indurated,
- inert,
- insensate,
- insensible to,
- insensitive,
- insentient,
- intangible,
- intent,
- invisible,
- latent,
- lifeless,
- lost to,
- mind-blind,
- mindless,
- mute,
- myopic,
- napping,
- nearsighted,
- nonconceiving,
- nonconscious,
- nonliving,
- nonunderstanding,
- not with it,
- numb,
- numbed,
- obdurate,
- oblivious,
- obtuse,
- out,
- out cold,
- out of it,
- out of sight,
- pachydermatous,
- phlegmatic,
- preoccupied,
- purblind,
- rapt,
- rocky,
- secret,
- senseless,
- shortsighted,
- sightless,
- soulless,
- stoic,
- stolid,
- submerged,
- thick-skinned,
- thick-witted,
- thoughtless,
- torpid,
- unaffected,
- unanimated,
- unapparent,
- unappreciable,
- unapprehending,
- unaware,
- unaware of,
- unbeheld,
- unbeholdable,
- uncomprehending,
- unconscious,
- unconscious of,
- undiscernible,
- undiscerning,
- unfeeling,
- unfelt,
- unhearing,
- uninsightful,
- unknowing,
- unmindful,
- unmindful of,
- unmoved,
- unnoticed,
- unobservable,
- unobserved,
- unperceivable,
- unperceived,
- unperceiving,
- unperceptive,
- unprehensive,
- unrealized,
- unrealizing,
- unseeable,
- unseeing,
- unseen,
- unsusceptible,
- unsuspecting,
- untouched,
- unviewed,
- unwitnessed,
- unwitting,
- viewless,
- witless