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adj
Unable to be perceived by the senses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: imperceptible, unperceivable, imperceivable, indiscernible, insensible, undetectable, undiscernible, undistinguishable
Antonyms: perceptible, sensible, conspicuous, detectable, discernable, noticeable, observable, perceivable, sensable
adj
Incapable or deprived of physical sensation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: anesthetic, insensate, insensitive, unsensitive
Antonyms: sensate, sensible
adj
Unable to be understood; unintelligible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: inscrutable, unexplainable, abstruse, Chinese, dense, enigmatic, fathomless, Greek, inapprehensible, incognizable, incomprehensible, ineffable, inenubilable, inexplicable, impenetrable, insensible, insoluble, insolvable, mysterious, nonunderstandable, obscure, retruse, tenebrose, thick, undecipherable, undiscoverable, unfathomable, ungraspable, unintelligible, unknowable, ununderstandable
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: pointless, senseless
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: insouciant, unconcerned, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf, cool, shiftless, dispassionate, dull, enervated, gallionic, halfhearted, heartless, impassive, ineffervescible, indifferent, insensible, jaded, languid, languorous, Laodicean, lethargic, listless, lackadaisical, lotophagous, lukewarm, meh, mopey, nonchalant, nonplussed, otiose, phlegmatic, pococurante, spiritless, supine, tepid, torpid, torpedinous, unaroused, uncaring, unenthusiastic, unimpressible, uninterested, unlively, unmoved, untouched, unzealous, world-weary
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: emotionless, insensitive, alexithymic, apathistical, clinical, dull, phlegmatic, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, dead inside, dispassionate, immovable, impassible, impassive, insensible, nonemotional, nonfeeling, nonpassionate, nonsentimental, stolid, unemotional, unfeeling, unmovable, unpassionate, unsentimental
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
incapable of physical sensation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: sensible
adjective satellite
unresponsive to stimulation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: senseless
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
barely able to be perceived
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: indiscernible, undetectable
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English insensible, from Old French insensible, from Late Latin īnsēnsibilis.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
