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Definition of: insensible
(in·sen′sə·bəl) adjective
1. That is not or cannot be felt or perceived by the sense; an insensible motion or change.
2. Blunted in feeling or perception: to be insensible to pity.
3. Deprived of sensation or perception; senseless.
4. Insensate; inanimate: insensible earth.
5. Obs. Without intelligent meaning; senseless.
6. Devoid of passion, emotion, or sensitiveness; apathetic; unaware. See synonyms under BRUTISH, NUMB. [<L insensibilis]
—in·sen′si·bil′i·ty, in·sen′si·ble·ness noun
—in·sen′si·bly adverb
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