Definition of INSENSIBLE

insensible

Meanings

Adjective

  • incapable of physical sensation
    • "insensible to pain"
    • "insensible earth"

Adjective Satellite

  • unaware of or indifferent to
    • "insensible to the suffering around him"
  • barely able to be perceived
    • "an almost insensible change"
  • unresponsive to stimulation
    • "he lay insensible where he had fallen"

Adj

  • Unable to be perceived by the senses.
  • Incapable or deprived of physical sensation.
  • Unable to be understood; unintelligible.
  • Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.
  • Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent.
  • Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 12

insensible is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
insensible is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
insensible is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

insensible is a valid Words With Friends word