Insensible Definition

ĭn-sĕnsə-bəl
adjective
Imperceptible; inappreciable.
An insensible change in temperature.
American Heritage
Having lost sensation; unconscious.
Webster's New World
Lacking sensation; not having the power to perceive with the senses.
Webster's New World
So small, slight, or gradual as to be virtually imperceptible.
Webster's New World
Not invested with sensation; inanimate.
Insensible clay.
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Origin of Insensible

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin īnsēnsibilis imperceivable in- not in–1 sēnsibilis perceptible sensible

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French insensible, from Late Latin insensibilis

    From Wiktionary

Insensible Sentence Examples

  • Logical inference from sense is a process from sensible to insensible existence.

  • The pupil is widely dilated and insensible to light.

  • The House however is utterly insensible to all " principles " of this kind.

  • The solar radiation on this planet is nearly insensible.

  • Although the soul is often distinguished from the vital principle, there are many cases in which a state of unconsciousness is explained as due to the absence of the soul; in South Australia wilyamarraba (without soul) is the word used for insensible.

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