English Explanatory Dictionary

insensible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unable to be perceived by the senses.
  2. Incapable or deprived of physical sensation.
  3. Unable to be understood; unintelligible.
  4. Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.
  5. Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent.
  6. Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈsɛns.ɪ.bəl/ [ɪnˈsɛn̥sɪbl̩]

Word forms

insensible more insensible most insensible

Etymology

From Middle English insensible, from Old French insensible, from Late Latin īnsēnsibilis.

Synonyms

imperceptible unperceivable imperceivable indiscernible insensible undetectable undiscernible undistinguishable anesthetic insensate insensitive unsensitive inscrutable unexplainable abstruse Chinese dense enigmatic fathomless Greek inapprehensible incognizable incomprehensible ineffable inenubilable inexplicable impenetrable insoluble insolvable mysterious nonunderstandable obscure retruse tenebrose thick undecipherable undiscoverable unfathomable ungraspable unintelligible unknowable ununderstandable pointless senseless insouciant unconcerned adiaphroistic apathetic apathistical blasé blithe deaf cool shiftless dispassionate dull enervated gallionic halfhearted heartless

Antonyms

perceptible sensible conspicuous detectable discernable noticeable observable perceivable sensable sensate

Related words

insensitive nonsensible nonsensical senseless unsensible unsensitive

Derived words

insensibility insensibleness insensiblist insensibly
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