insensible
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (4)
- incapable of physical sensation“insensible to pain”“insensible earth”
- unaware of or indifferent to“insensible to the suffering around him”Synonyms: insensible(p)unaffected(p)
- barely able to be perceived“the transition was almost indiscernible”“an almost insensible change”Synonyms: indiscernibleundetectable
- unresponsive to stimulation“he lay insensible where he had fallen”“drugged and senseless”Synonyms: senseless
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; wanting bodily sensibility; unconscious. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
Accept an obligation without being a slave to the giver, or insensible to his kindness.— Sir H. Wotton.[1913 Webster]
Lost in their loves, insensible of shame.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
3.Incapable of being perceived by the senses; imperceptible. Hence: Progressing by imperceptible degrees; slow; gradual; as, insensible motion. [1913 Webster]
Two small and almost insensible pricks were found upon Cleopatra's arm.— Sir T. Browne.[1913 Webster]
They fall away, And languish with insensible decay.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
4.Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
If it make the indictment be insensible or uncertain, it shall be quashed.— Sir M. Hale.
5.Incapable of feeling a specific sensation or emotion; as, insensible to pity. [PJC]
Syn: Imperceptible; imperceivable; dull; stupid; torpid; numb; unfeeling; apathetic; stoical; impassive; indifferent; unsusceptible; hard; callous. [1913 Webster]