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Synonyms for insensate

Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-sen-seyt, -sit
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɛn seɪt, -sɪt

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Définition of insensate

Origin :
  • 1510s, from Late Latin insensatus "irrational, foolish," from Latin in- "not" (see in- (1)) + sensatus "gifted with sense" (see sensate). Insensate means "not capable of feeling sensation," often "inanimate;" insensible means "lacking the power to feel with the senses," hence, often, "unconscious;" insensitive means "having little or no reaction to what is perceived by one's senses," often "tactless."
  • adj indifferent
  • adj stupid
Example sentences :
  • It was insensate folly on his part, ridiculous from any point of view.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • More than once he had hoped the insensate fury of the blizzard might abate.
  • Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman
  • It was hardly more now, as the Lady plodded on, than an insensate log.
  • Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman
  • Regret at their insensate rage is sure to succeed all such outbreaks.
  • Extract from : « Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) » by Charles Morris
  • Then an insensate wish to stab him to the heart made her turn her head and look at him.
  • Extract from : « Beyond » by John Galsworthy
  • How different dear Mr. Hutton's hand was from its dull, insensate image!
  • Extract from : « The World I Live In » by Helen Keller
  • The optic nerve is a shrunken, atrophied and insensate thread.
  • Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond
  • One of his complaints was that his wife was mute and insensate, and sat silent at his board.
  • Extract from : « Obiter Dicta » by Augustine Birrell
  • She could not explain a devotion that instigated her to an insensate course.
  • Extract from : « The Amazing Marriage, Complete » by George Meredith
  • Katherine gazed down at the insensate mass in utter hopelessness.
  • Extract from : « Counsel for the Defense » by Leroy Scott

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