INSENSIBLE


Meaning of INSENSIBLE in English

in ‧ sen ‧ si ‧ ble /ɪnˈsensəb ə l, ɪnˈsensɪb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective formal

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ sensible , ↑ insensible , ↑ senseless , ↑ sensitive ≠ ↑ insensitive , ↑ sensory , ↑ nonsensical , ↑ insensate ; noun : ↑ sense ≠ ↑ nonsense , ↑ sensibility ≠ ↑ insensibility , ↑ sensitivity ≠ ↑ insensitivity , ↑ senselessness , ↑ sensitization , ↑ sensor ; adverb : ↑ sensibly , ↑ senselessly , ↑ sensitively ≠ ↑ insensitively ; verb : ↑ sense , ↑ sensitize ]

1 . not knowing about something that could happen to you SYN unaware

insensible of

She remained insensible of the dangers that lay ahead.

2 . unable to feel something or be affected by it

insensible to/of

insensible to the cold

3 . literary not conscious:

He fell to the ground, insensible.

—insensibly adverb

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