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- [in-sen-suh-buh l]
- /ɪnˈsɛn sə bəl/
- /ɪnˈsen.sɪ.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-sen-suh-buh l]
- /ɪnˈsɛn sə bəl/
Definitions of insensibility word
- adjective insensibility incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious, as a person after a violent blow. 1
- adjective insensibility without or not subject to a particular feeling or sensation: insensible to shame; insensible to the cold. 1
- adjective insensibility unaware; unconscious; inappreciative: We are not insensible of your kindness. 1
- adjective insensibility not perceptible by the senses; imperceptible: insensible transitions. 1
- adjective insensibility unresponsive in feeling. 1
- adjective insensibility not susceptible of emotion or passion; void of any feeling. 1
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Origin of insensibility
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400; Middle English word from Latin word insēnsibilis. See in-3, sensible
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Parts of speech for Insensibility
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insensibility popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
insensibility usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for insensibility
noun insensibility
- inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
- unconsciousness — not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.
- stupor — suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.: He lay there in a drunken stupor.
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- numbness — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
Antonyms for insensibility
noun insensibility
- consciousness — Your consciousness is your mind and your thoughts.
- concern — Concern is worry about a situation.
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- interest — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
- sympathy — harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
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