US /ɪnˈsɛnseɪt/ UK /ɪnˈsɛnseɪt/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    lacking physical sensation or feeling; unfeeling

    He lay insensate on the floor after the heavy fall.

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Synonyms
1 adj · lacking physical sensation... unfeelinginsentientnumbunconscioussenselessinanimate
Word family
Derived forms insensately

Etymology

From Late Latin insensatus ('irrational, senseless'), from in- ('not') + sensatus ('endowed with sense'), from sensus ('sense, feeling'), from sentire ('to feel, perceive').

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