- insensible
adj. insensible to
* * *[ɪn'sensəb(ə)l]insensible to
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insensible — [ ɛ̃sɑ̃sibl ] adj. • 1223; lat. insensibilis I ♦ Qui ne sent pas, ne ressent rien. 1 ♦ Vx ou littér. Qui n a pas de sensibilité physique. ⇒ inanimé, 2. mort. « Sur la pierre insensible où mes pleurs ont coulé » (M. J. Chénier). 2 ♦ Qui n éprouve… … Encyclopédie Universelle
insensible — Insensible. adj. de tout genre. Qui ne sent point, qui n est point touché de l impression que l objet doit faire sur les sens ou sur l ame. On dit que les ladres sont insensibles. le froid engourdit les parties & les rend insensibles. il souffre… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Insensible — In*sen si*ble, 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insensible — 1 Insensible, insensitive, impassible, anesthetic mean unresponsive to stimuli or to external influences. Insensible usually implies total unresponsiveness, and therefore unawareness or unconsciousness such as may result from blunted powers of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
insensible — adjetivo 1. Que no puede percibir sensaciones físicas o afectivas: Soy insensible a l calor. Es insensible a l problema de los refugiados … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
insensible — ► ADJECTIVE 1) without one s mental faculties; unconscious. 2) numb; without feeling. 3) (insensible of/to) unaware of; indifferent to. 4) too small or gradual to be perceived. DERIVATIVES insensibly adverb insensibility … English terms dictionary
insensible — 1. relativo a una persona que está inconsciente por cualquier causa. 2. relativo a una persona desprovista de percepciones sensitivas normales. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
insensible — I adjective apathetic, benumbed, bewildered, blind, callous, clueless, comatose, dazed, deaf, deprived of sensation, dormant, drugged, dull, emotionless, exanimate, frigid, heedless, ignorant, imperceptive, impercipient, inanimate, incapable of… … Law dictionary
insensible — (adj.) c.1400, lacking the power to feel with the senses, from L. insensibilis that cannot be felt, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + sensibilis (see SENSIBLE (Cf. sensible)). Also sometimes in M.E. incapable of being felt or perceived by the… … Etymology dictionary
insensible — Insensible, Sensu cassus, Sensus expers … Thresor de la langue françoyse
insensible — (Del lat. insensibĭlis). 1. adj. Que carece de sensibilidad. 2. Privado de sentido por dolencia, accidente u otra causa. 3. Que no puede sentir o percibir. 4. Que no siente las cosas que causan dolor y pena o mueven a lástima … Diccionario de la lengua española
