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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
insensible \insen"sible\, 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 emotion or passion; void of feeling;
      apathetic; unconcerned; indifferent; as, insensible to
      danger, fear, love, etc.; -- often used with of or to.
      1913 webster

            accept an obligation without being a slave to the
            giver, or insensible to his kindness. --sir h.
                                                  wotton.
      1913 webster

            lost in their loves, insensible of shame. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   3. incapable of being perceived by the senses; imperceptible.
      hence: progressing by imperceptible degrees; slow;
      gradual; as, insensible motion.
      1913 webster

            two small and almost insensible pricks were found
            upon cleopatra's arm.                 --sir t.
                                                  browne.
      1913 webster

            they fall away,
            and languish with insensible decay.   --dryden.
      1913 webster

   4. not sensible or reasonable; meaningless. obs.
      1913 webster

            if it make the indictment be insensible or
            uncertain, it shall be quashed.       --sir m. hale.

   5. incapable of feeling a specific sensation or emotion; as,
      insensible to pity.
      pjc

   syn: imperceptible; imperceivable; dull; stupid; torpid;
        numb; unfeeling; apathetic; stoical; impassive;
        indifferent; unsusceptible; hard; callous.
        1913 webster
see also:
in- sensible 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
insensible
     adj 1: incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain";
            "insensible earth" ant: sensible
     2: followed by `to' or `by' unaware of or indifferent to;
        "insensible to the suffering around him" syn: insensiblep,
         unaffectedp
     3: barely able to be perceived; "the transition was almost
        indiscernible"; "an almost insensible change" syn: indiscernible,
         undetectable
     4: unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had
        fallen"; "drugged and senseless" syn: senseless
see also:
sensible insensiblep unaffectedp indiscernible undetectable senseless 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
149 moby thesaurus words for "insensible":
   a stranger to, abiotic, absorbed, anesthetic, anesthetized,
   apathetic, asleep, azoic, behind the curtain, behind the scenes,
   benumbed, blind, blind to, blindfold, blindfolded, bloodless,
   blunt, callous, camouflaged, caught napping, cold, comatose,
   concealed, cool, dead, dead to, deadened, deaf, deaf to,
   dim-sighted, disguised, dispassionate, dull, dumb, emotionless,
   engrossed, exanimate, hard, hardened, hidden, impalpable,
   impassible, impassive, imperceptible, imperceptive, impercipient,
   impervious, imponderable, in ignorance of, inanimate, inanimated,
   inappreciable, incognizant, inconsiderate, indifferent,
   indiscernible, indurated, inert, insensate, insensible to,
   insensitive, insentient, intangible, intent, invisible, latent,
   lifeless, lost to, mind-blind, mindless, mute, myopic, napping,
   nearsighted, nonconceiving, nonconscious, nonliving,
   nonunderstanding, not with it, numb, numbed, obdurate, oblivious,
   obtuse, out, out cold, out of it, out of sight, pachydermatous,
   phlegmatic, preoccupied, purblind, rapt, rocky, secret, senseless,
   shortsighted, sightless, soulless, stoic, stolid, submerged,
   thick-skinned, thick-witted, thoughtless, torpid, unaffected,
   unanimated, unapparent, unappreciable, unapprehending, unaware,
   unaware of, unbeheld, unbeholdable, uncomprehending, unconscious,
   unconscious of, undiscernible, undiscerning, unfeeling, unfelt,
   unhearing, uninsightful, unknowing, unmindful, unmindful of,
   unmoved, unnoticed, unobservable, unobserved, unperceivable,
   unperceived, unperceiving, unperceptive, unprehensive, unrealized,
   unrealizing, unseeable, unseeing, unseen, unsusceptible,
   unsuspecting, untouched, unviewed, unwitnessed, unwitting,
   viewless, witless




[4] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
insensible. in the language of pleading, that which is unintelligible is 
said to be insensible. steph. pl. 378. 




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Dictionary.com/insensible
...insensible. adj 1: incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to ... insensible. insensible: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary. ... ..
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=insensible, score=83, date indexed=November 5, 2005, 2:27 pm

INSENSIBLE in English - English dictionary from Nonstopenglish.com
...... insensible motion. .  . insensible. (A.) . Not sensible or reasonable ... insensible. (A.) . Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; ... ..
http://www.nonstopenglish.com/dictionary/index.asp?searchword=insensible&searchtype=wordonly&allwords=yes, score=83, date indexed=January 21, 2006, 11:28 pm

Insensible.Net: News
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http://www.insensible.net/, score=77, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 8:04 am

insensible - definition by dict.die.net
...insensible adj 1: incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain ... Insensible \In*sen"si*ble\, a. [L. insensibilis: cf. F. insensible. ... ..
http://dict.die.net/insensible/, score=75, date indexed=January 2, 2006, 10:33 am

Definition of insensible - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
...insensible. One entry found for insensible.. Main Entry: in·sen·si·ble ... insensible earth> b : UNCONSCIOUS <knocked insensible by a sudden blow ... ..
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=insensible, score=73, date indexed=November 16, 2005, 11:04 am

Thesaurus.com/insensible
...Top Web Results for "insensible". 26 entries found for insensible.. ... insensible. , insusceptible, matter-of-face, nonchalant, passionless, ... ..
http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=insensible, score=67, date indexed=December 7, 2005, 7:06 am

La visión de Juan de Patmos: Insensible?
...Eso me hace un insensible? Tampoco lo sé pero no es la primera vez que ... Insensible? En el día de hoy fue sepultado un compañero y amigo, Johan ... ..
http://juandepatmos.blogspot.com/2004/09/insensible.html, score=63, date indexed=December 20, 2005, 4:30 am

insensible - definition of insensible by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus ...
...Meaning of insensible. What does insensible mean? insensible synonyms ... insensible - unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he ... ..
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/insensible, score=61, date indexed=December 19, 2005, 5:48 am

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