The meaning of Insensible

adjective

Deprived of physical or emotional feeling.

Usage examples:

A hoarse shout cut through his benumbed senses

verb

Deprive of physical or emotional feeling.

adjective

Unable to feel because of cold, shock, etc.

Usage examples:

A face benumbed with cold

adjective

Relating to or in a state of coma.

Usage examples:

She had been comatose for seven months

adjective

(of a person) unconscious and not able to wake up, usually because of illness or injury

Usage examples:

The traffic accident left him comatose with massive brain damage.

adjective

(of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible.

Usage examples:

The faint murmur of voices

verb

Lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain.

Usage examples:

I fainted from loss of blood

noun

A sudden loss of consciousness.

Usage examples:

She hit the floor in a dead faint

adjective

Of very high quality; very good of its kind.

Usage examples:

This was a fine piece of film-making

noun

Very small particles found in mining, milling, etc.

Usage examples:

It raises dust, separating fines from aggregate.

adverb

In a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well.

Usage examples:

‘and how's the job-hunting going?’ ‘oh, fine.’

adjective

Unable to be felt by touch.

Usage examples:

An impalpable ghost

adjective

Difficult to feel or understand

Usage examples:

An impalpable beauty/quality

adjective

So slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived.

Usage examples:

His head moved in an almost imperceptible nod

adjective

Too small or insignificant to be valued or perceived.

Usage examples:

They are few in number and those numbers are inappreciable

adjective

If an amount or change is inappreciable, it is too small to be noticed or to have an important effect

Usage examples:

Under the circumstances, the progress gained seemed inappreciable., although a number of people may…

adjective

Unable to be heard.

Usage examples:

Inaudible pulses of high-frequency sound

adjective

Unable to be heard

Usage examples:

The noise of the machinery made her voice inaudible., music was playing almost inaudibly backstage.

adjective

Impossible to see or clearly distinguish.

Usage examples:

An indiscernible shape among the shadows

adjective

Impossible to see, see clearly, or understand

Usage examples:

An indiscernible change/shape/reason

adjective

Not able to be identified as different or distinct.

Usage examples:

The counterfeit bills were virtually indistinguishable from the real thing

adjective

Lacking the ability or strength to move.

Usage examples:

She lay inert in her bed

adjective

Not moving or not able to move

Usage examples:

The inert figure of a man lay in the front of the car., an inert gas

adjective

Lacking physical sensation.

Usage examples:

A patient who was permanently unconscious and insensate

adjective

Not aware of what you are doing or what is happening around you

Usage examples:

He was virtually insensate after drinking half a bottle of whisky., insensate cruelty/brutality, in…

adjective

Incapable of feeling or understanding things; inanimate.

Usage examples:

It's arrogant to presume animals to be insentient

adjective

Unable to be seen.

Usage examples:

This invisible gas is present to some extent in every home

noun

Invisible exports and imports.

Usage examples:

Our balance of payments got progressively worse and nz started to borrow overseas to bridge the gap…

adjective

Impossible to see

Usage examples:

Invisible bacteria can lead to food poisoning., she was so unimportant in their lives that she was …

adjective

(of a part of the body) deprived of the power of physical sensation.

Usage examples:

My feet were numb with cold

verb

Deprive of feeling or responsiveness.

Usage examples:

The cold had numbed her senses

verb

Deprive of feeling or responsiveness.

Usage examples:

The cold had numbed her senses

adjective

(of a part of the body) deprived of the power of physical sensation.

Usage examples:

My feet were numb with cold

verb

Past simple and past participle of numb

Usage examples:

The extreme cold numbed her face and hands., the children are still numbed by their father's death.

adverb

Moving or appearing to move away from a particular place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden.

Usage examples:

He walked out into the street

preposition

Non-standard contraction of out of.

Usage examples:

He ran out the door

adjective

Not at home or at one's place of work.

Usage examples:

If he called, she'd pretend to be out

adjective

(of a person) unconscious.

Usage examples:

The attack left a policeman beaten senseless

adjective

Lacking purpose or meaning

Usage examples:

A senseless prank, it was senseless to treat me like that., they beat him senseless.

adjective

Small in degree; inconsiderable.

Usage examples:

A slight increase

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

He was desperate not to slight a guest

noun

An insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

An unintended slight can create grudges

adjective

Of a size that is less than normal or usual.

Usage examples:

The room was small and quiet

adverb

Into small pieces.

Usage examples:

Cut the okra up small

plural noun

Small items of clothing, especially underwear.

Usage examples:

Do we know if secreted about his smalls he has a pair of boxer shorts in either the ancient or red …

adjective

So shocked that one is temporarily unable to react; astonished.

Usage examples:

A silent, stunned crowd

verb

Knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state.

Usage examples:

The man was stunned by a blow to the head

verb

Make (someone) unable to think or feel properly.

Usage examples:

The offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy her

adjective

Unable to think clearly, usually because someone is extremely tired or bored, or has taken drugs

Usage examples:

Stupefied by tiredness, she just sat in front of the fire., as they slept in a stupefied state, som…

adjective

(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe.

Usage examples:

His language expresses rich and subtle meanings

adjective

Not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious

Usage examples:

Subtle flavors, a subtle shade of pink, the subtle nuances of english pronunciation are hard to mas…

adjective

Not visible or in evidence.

Usage examples:

The insidious, unapparent build-up of stress

adjective

Not easy to see, recognize, or understand

Usage examples:

Two thirds of the patients may already have been suffering mild, clinically unapparent lung disease…

adjective

Not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment.

Usage examples:

The boy was beaten unconscious

noun

The part of the mind which is inaccessible to the conscious mind but which affects behaviour and emotions.

Usage examples:

Horrific apparitions surfaced out of the recesses of his unconscious

Lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception

adjective

Not able to be detected.

Usage examples:

In the other two patients the antibodies were undetectable after one year

adjective

Impossible to notice or discover

Usage examples:

The moons of jupiter are undetectable by the naked eye., the medication he takes every day has redu…

adjective

Not easily observed or noticed.

Usage examples:

The reverberation will be so slight as to be unnoticeable

adjective

Difficult or impossible to notice

Usage examples:

Digital hearing aids are available that are so tiny as to be virtually unnoticeable., the dish was …

adjective

Not conspicuous or attracting attention.

Usage examples:

The service was unobtrusive and efficient