insensible

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective incapable of physical sensation
  2. adjective unaware of or indifferent to
  3. adjective barely able to be perceived

Etymology

From Middle English insensible, from Old French insensible, from Late Latin īnsēnsibilis.

In classic literature

A single word — an entire dictionary opens.

Type a word, a sentence, a book title, or a link to an English article. WordNet and the Classics answer.

Try

A library of classics · a vault of words · instant etymology & meaning

Continue reading