insensible

Meanings

• adjective

  Lacking the ability to sense or feel; incapable of perception.

  - "The patient was insensible to pain after the surgery."
  - "The insensible iceberg floated in the Arctic Ocean."

• adjective

  Unconscious or unaware of one's surroundings.

  - "The victim was left insensible after the accident."
  - "The audience was insensible to the comedian's jokes."

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Antonyms

sensible

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Synonyms

insensitive

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with insensible
ensible , ensignable , ensignal , ensignify , ensignman

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Variants

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insensibilities , insensibility , insensible , insensibleness , insensiblenesses , insensibly

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Etymology

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From the Latin insensibilis, meaning 'not able to feel' or 'feelingless'.

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Trivia

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1. Insensible is a homophone of the word sensible.

2. The term insensible was first used in English in the 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Unconsciousness: A state in which an individual is unaware of their surroundings and unable to respond to stimuli.

2. Anesthesia: The use of drugs to block the sensation of pain during a medical procedure.

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Culture

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Insensible has been used in literature and poetry to describe characters who are unconscious or unaware of their surroundings, often as a result of injury or illness. It can also be used figuratively to describe someone who is unresponsive or uninterested.

How to Memorize "insensible"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person who is unconscious or unresponsive, such as someone who has fainted or been injured.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of being unaware or unresponsive.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'I Am Unaware' to remember the meaning of insensible.

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