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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insensible \In*sen"si*ble\, a. [L. insensibilis: cf F. insensible. See {In-} not and {Sensible}.] 1. Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; wanting bodily sensibility. --Milton. 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 Accept an obligation without being a slave to the giver, or insensible to his kindness. --Sir H. Wotton. Lost in their loves, insensible of shame. --Dryden. 3. Incapable of being perceived by the senses imperceptible. Hence: Progressing by imperceptible degrees; slow; gradual; as insensible motion. Two small and almost insensible pricks were found upon Cleopatra's arm. --Sir T. Browne. They fall away And languish with insensible decay. --Dryden. 4. Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless. [Obs.] If it make the indictment be insensible or uncertain, it shall be quashed. --Sir M. Hale. Syn: Imperceptible; imperceivable; dull; stupid; torpid; numb; unfeeling; apathetic; stoical; impassive; indifferent; unsusceptible; hard; callous. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: insensible adj 1: incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth" [ant: {sensible}] 2: (followed by `to' or `by') unaware of or indifferent to "insensible to the suffering around him" [syn: {insensible(p)}, {unaffected(p)}] 3: barely able to be perceived; "the transition was almost indiscernible"; "an almost insensible change" [syn: {indiscernible}, {undetectable}] 4: unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless" [syn: {senseless}]
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