Meaning

6 senses
  1. Unable to be perceived by the senses.

    an insensible shift in emphasis

    bewusstlos, nicht wahrnehmbar

    barely able to be perceived

  2. Incapable or deprived of physical sensation.

    incapable of physical sensation

  3. Unable to be understood; unintelligible.

  4. Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.

  5. Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent.

    unaware of or indifferent to

  6. Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.

    gefühllos

Examples

2 sentences
  1. You seem to be insensible of their good intentions.

    ruКажется, ты не замечаешь их добрых намерений.

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  2. Lucy lay senseless on the ground, insensible of the wonderful deliverance which she had experienced.

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Translations

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By meaning 2
unable to be perceived by the sense:
incapable of emotional feeling:

Origin

From Middle English insensible, from Old French insensible, from Late Latin īnsēnsibilis.

From Middle English insensible, from Old French insensible, from Late Latin īnsēnsibilis.

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