in sensible

adjective

incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious, as a person after a violent blow.

without or not subject to a particular feeling or sensation: insensible to shame; insensible to the cold.

unaware; unconscious; inappreciative: We are not insensible of your kindness.

not perceptible by the senses; imperceptible: insensible transitions.

unresponsive in feeling.

not susceptible of emotion or passion; void of any feeling.

not endowed with feeling or sensation, as matter; inanimate.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin insēnsibilis. See in-³, sensible

Related forms

in·sen·si·bly, adverb

in·sen·si·bil·i·ty, noun

Synonyms
5, 6. apathetic, unfeeling, indifferent, cool; dull, passionless, emotionless, torpid.

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World English Dictionary

insensible (ɪnˈsɛnsəb^əl)

—*adj* (foll by of or to)
1.	lacking sensation or consciousness
2.	unaware (of) or indifferent (to): insensible to suffering
3.	thoughtless or callous
4.	a less common word for imperceptible

insensi'bility

—n

in'sensibleness

—n

in'sensibly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

insensible

late 14c., "lacking the power to feel with the senses," from L. insensibilis "that cannot be felt," from in- "not" + sensibilis, from sentire "to feel." Meaning "unconscious" is attested from early 15c. See insensate.

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Medical Dictionary

insensible in·sen·si·ble (ĭn-sěn'sə-bəl)
adj.

Having lost consciousness, especially temporarily; unconscious.
Lacking physical sensation or the power to react, as to pain or cold; numb.

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"It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.... This, in turn, means that our statesmen, our businessmen, our everyman must take on a science fictional way of thinking."

-Isaac Asimov

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