Antonyms for insensibility

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-sen-suh-buhl

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɛn sə bəl

Definition of insensibility

Origin : late 14c., from Late Latin insensibilitas, from Latin insensibilis (see insensible).

noun dullness

Example sentences :

He had seized upon her by violence in a moment of insensibility.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

It was obvious that he was going to be beaten into insensibility.
Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl

And yet, even at the time, I did not suspect him of insensibility.
Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad

The shock jarred his boiling brain into the perfect quietude of insensibility.
Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad

I believe that insensibility like this is not to be paralleled!
Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever

It would be presumptuous to ascribe such demeanor to insensibility.
Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever

Nature had made him a butt, but had denied him insensibility.
Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham

But the mischief is not limited to local weakness and insensibility.
Extract from : « The Arena » by Various

Insensibility was very near now, but with all the will that was hers she struggled to fend it off.
Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer

That bolt, which would have shocked a mammal into insensibility, only slowed the Throg.
Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton

Synonyms for insensibility

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