insensible

insensible
adjective
1)

she was insensible on the floor

Syn:
unconscious, insensate, senseless, insentient, inert, comatose, knocked out, passed out, blacked out; stunned, numb, numbed; informal out (cold), down for the count, out of it, zonked out, dead to the world
Ant:
conscious
2)

he was insensible to the risks

Syn:
unaware of, ignorant of, unconscious of, unmindful of, oblivious to, incognizant of; indifferent to, impervious to, deaf to, blind to, unaffected by; informal in the dark about
Ant:
aware
3)

he showed insensible disregard

Syn:
insensitive, dispassionate, cool, emotionless, unfeeling, unconcerned, detached, indifferent, hardened, tough, callous; informal hard-boiled
Ant:
sensitive

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  • insensible — [ ɛ̃sɑ̃sibl ] adj. • 1223; lat. insensibilis I ♦ Qui ne sent pas, ne ressent rien. 1 ♦ Vx ou littér. Qui n a pas de sensibilité physique. ⇒ inanimé, 2. mort. « Sur la pierre insensible où mes pleurs ont coulé » (M. J. Chénier). 2 ♦ Qui n éprouve… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • insensible — Insensible. adj. de tout genre. Qui ne sent point, qui n est point touché de l impression que l objet doit faire sur les sens ou sur l ame. On dit que les ladres sont insensibles. le froid engourdit les parties & les rend insensibles. il souffre… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Insensible — In*sen si*ble, a. [L. insensibilis: cf. F. insensible. See {In } not, and {Sensible}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; wanting bodily sensibility; unconscious. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not susceptible of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • insensible — 1 Insensible, insensitive, impassible, anesthetic mean unresponsive to stimuli or to external influences. Insensible usually implies total unresponsiveness, and therefore unawareness or unconsciousness such as may result from blunted powers of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • insensible — adjetivo 1. Que no puede percibir sensaciones físicas o afectivas: Soy insensible a l calor. Es insensible a l problema de los refugiados …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • insensible — ► ADJECTIVE 1) without one s mental faculties; unconscious. 2) numb; without feeling. 3) (insensible of/to) unaware of; indifferent to. 4) too small or gradual to be perceived. DERIVATIVES insensibly adverb insensibility …   English terms dictionary

  • insensible — 1. relativo a una persona que está inconsciente por cualquier causa. 2. relativo a una persona desprovista de percepciones sensitivas normales. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • insensible — I adjective apathetic, benumbed, bewildered, blind, callous, clueless, comatose, dazed, deaf, deprived of sensation, dormant, drugged, dull, emotionless, exanimate, frigid, heedless, ignorant, imperceptive, impercipient, inanimate, incapable of… …   Law dictionary

  • insensible — (adj.) c.1400, lacking the power to feel with the senses, from L. insensibilis that cannot be felt, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + sensibilis (see SENSIBLE (Cf. sensible)). Also sometimes in M.E. incapable of being felt or perceived by the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • insensible — Insensible, Sensu cassus, Sensus expers …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • insensible — (Del lat. insensibĭlis). 1. adj. Que carece de sensibilidad. 2. Privado de sentido por dolencia, accidente u otra causa. 3. Que no puede sentir o percibir. 4. Que no siente las cosas que causan dolor y pena o mueven a lástima …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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