Insensate Definition

ĭn-sĕnsāt, -sĭt
adjective
Lacking sensation; not feeling, or not capable of feeling, sensation; inanimate.
Webster's New World
Unconscious.
American Heritage
Without sense or reason; foolish; stupid.
Webster's New World
Lacking sensibility; without regard or feeling for others; cold; insensitive.
Webster's New World
Foolish; witless.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
noun
One who is insensate.
Wiktionary
verb

(rare) To render insensate; to deprive of sensation or consciousness.

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Other Word Forms of Insensate

Noun

Singular:
insensate
Plural:
insensates

Origin of Insensate

  • Latin īnsēnsātus in- not in–1 sēnsus understanding, reason sense

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin īnsēnsātus.

    From Wiktionary

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