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insensible

adjective

unresponsive to stimulation

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
I
Ends with
E
Contains
NS
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɪnˈsɛn.sɪ.bl̩

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. unresponsive to stimulation

    “he lay insensible where he had fallen”

adjective

  1. barely able to be perceived

    “the transition was almost indiscernible”

adjective

  1. incapable of physical sensation

    “insensible to pain”

adjective

  1. unaware of or indifferent to

    “insensible to the suffering around him”

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Example Sentences

he lay insensible where he had fallen
drugged and senseless
the transition was almost indiscernible
an almost insensible change
insensible to pain
insensible earth
insensible to the suffering around him

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