insensible

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈsɛnsəbəl/ UK /ɪnˈsɛnsəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
unconscious or unaware; lacking feeling or perception

The blow left him insensible on the floor for minutes.

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Synonyms

1 adj · unconscious or unaware;... unconscious unaware numb oblivious imperceptible unfeeling

Opposites

sensible conscious aware perceptible

Word family

Forms insensibly

Derived forms insensiblyinsensibility

Related forms sense sensible insensate sentient

Etymology

From Old French insensible, from Latin insensibilis ('that cannot be felt'), from in- ('not') + sensibilis ('perceptible'), from sentire ('to feel, perceive').

in- Latin sentire Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# insensible

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈsɛnsəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈsɛnsəbəl/

## Meanings
1. unconscious or unaware; lacking feeling or perception

## Examples
- The blow left him insensible on the floor for minutes.

## Synonyms
- unconscious
- unaware
- numb
- oblivious
- imperceptible
- unfeeling

## Antonyms
- sensible
- conscious
- aware
- perceptible

## Derived Forms
- insensibly
- insensibility

## Related Forms
- sense
- sensible
- insensate
- sentient

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: in-
- Root: sentire

## Etymology
From Old French insensible, from Latin insensibilis ('that cannot be felt'), from in- ('not') + sensibilis ('perceptible'), from sentire ('to feel, perceive').

## AI Etymology
Insensible comes from Old French insensible, from Latin insensibilis ('that cannot be felt'), from in- ('not') + sensibilis ('perceptible'), from sentire ('to feel, perceive'). The etymological trail includes Latin in- and Latin sentire. As an adjective, insensible means unconscious or unaware; lacking feeling or perception. The same family is visible in derived forms such as insensibly and insensibility and related forms such as sense, sensible, insensate, and sentient. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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