insensible
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɛns.ɪ.bəl/ / [ɪnˈsɛn̥sɪbl̩]
adj
Etymology: From Middle English insensible, from Old French insensible, from Late Latin īnsēnsibilis.
- Unable to be perceived by the senses.
“Two small and almost insensible pricks were found upon Cleopatra's arm.”
“They fall away, / And languish with insensible decay.”
- Incapable or deprived of physical sensation.
““[…] Captain Markam had been found lying half-insensible, gagged and bound, on the floor of the sitting-room, his hands and feet tightly pinioned, and a woollen comforter wound closely round his mouth and neck ; whilst Mrs. Markham's jewel-case, containing valuable jewellery and the secret plans of Port Arthur, had disappeared.[…]””
“The Leicester Daily Mercury reflected on how these concerns were the result of changing ways of getting around: "It might sound a bit crazy or just a little revolting that at Christmas works parties, some should drink themselves into a near-insensible state... This was not serious when they used public transport, but today more men and women use their own cars."”
- Unable to be understood; unintelligible.
- Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.
“If it make the indictment be insensible or uncertain, […]it shall be quashed.”
- Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent.
“Lost in their loves, insensible of shame.”
“In spite of her deep-rooted dislike, she could not be insensible to the compliment of such a man's affection[…]”
- Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.