(ˈ)in|senˌsā]t, ənˈs-, -n(t)sə̇], usu ]d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin insensatus, from Latin in- in- (I) + Late Latin sensatus gifted with sense, intelligent — more at sensate
1. : having no capacity to perceive : insentient , inanimate
the insensate stones
2. : lacking or marked by lack of sense or understanding
dull insensate rustics
insensate ignorance
: not based on plan or reason : foolish , fatuous
this insensate project
3.
a. : lacking awareness, sensibility, or sensitivity : having no conception of or feeling for
insensate to beauty
insensate to his privileges and responsibilities
b. : lacking humane feeling : unfeeling ; broadly : cruel , harsh , brutal
insensate destruction
insensate hatred
• in·sen·sate·ly adverb
• in·sen·sate·ness noun -es