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Insensible
INSENS'IBLE, a. [L. in and sensus, sense, sentio, to feel.]
1. Imperceptible; that cannot be felt or perceived. The motion of the earth is insensible to the eye. A plant grows, and the body decays by insensible degrees. The humors of the body are evacuated by insensible perspiration.
The dense and bright light of the circle will obscure the rare and weak light of these dark colors round about it, and render them almost insensible.
2. Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; wanting corporeal sensibility. An injury to the spine often renders the inferior parts of the body insensible.
3. Not susceptible of emotion or passion; void of feeling; wanting tenderness. To be insensible to the sufferings of our fellow men is inhuman. To be insensible of danger is not always evidence of courage.
4. Dull; stupid; torpid.
5. Void of sense or meaning; as insensible words.
insensible appears in definitions for these words:
Absurd Alluvium Apathetic Aphrite Attraction Brute Brutish Cachinnation Callous Callus Considering Convalescence Convalescency Diaphoretic Dissipation Dull Edematous Entranse Essence Evaporated Glacis Hard Harden Indurating Insensibility Insensible Lost Marble Marbled-hearted Narcotic Obstupefaction Obstupefactive Relentless Remorseless Ruthless Sear Shameless Skin Splent Steel Steeled Steeling Stony Stupefying Stupid Tendon Transpire Transpiring Unfeeling Unsensible
Absurd Alluvium Apathetic Aphrite Attraction Brute Brutish Cachinnation Callous Callus Considering Convalescence Convalescency Diaphoretic Dissipation Dull Edematous Entranse Essence Evaporated Glacis Hard Harden Indurating Insensibility Insensible Lost Marble Marbled-hearted Narcotic Obstupefaction Obstupefactive Relentless Remorseless Ruthless Sear Shameless Skin Splent Steel Steeled Steeling Stony Stupefying Stupid Tendon Transpire Transpiring Unfeeling Unsensible
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