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| 1. | [ adjective ] barely able to be perceived | |
| Synonyms: | undetectable indiscernible | |
| Examples: | "the transition was almost indiscernible" "an almost insensible change" |
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| Related terms: | imperceptible | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] incapable of physical sensation | |
| Examples: | "insensible to pain" "insensible earth" |
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| Related terms: | sensible asleep anaesthetised anesthetized sedated anesthetic unaware unconscious insensitive insensitive | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (followed by `to' or `by') unaware of or indifferent to | |
| Synonyms: | unaffected | |
| Examples: | "insensible to the suffering around him" |
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| Related terms: | insensitive | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] unresponsive to stimulation | |
| Synonyms: | senseless | |
| Examples: | "he lay insensible where he had fallen" "drugged and senseless" |
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| Related terms: | unconscious | |
| Similar spelling: |
insensibly insensitive insensate inconsolable insensitively insensibility innocense incense insensitivity Inocencio Inocencia incensed in_a_sense |
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