- insensibility
- insensibility (n.) late 14c., from L.L. insensibilitas, from L. insensibilis (see INSENSIBLE (Cf. insensible)).
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Insensibility — In*sen si*bil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. insensibilit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. The state or quality of being insensible; lack of sensibility; torpor; unconsciousness; as, the insensibility produced by a fall, or by opiates. [1913 Webster] 2. Lack of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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insensibility — index ignorance, ingratitude, insentience Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Insensibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Insensibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 insensibility insensibility insensibleness Sgm: N 1 moral insensibility moral insensibility Sgm: N 1 inertness inertness inertia Sgm: N 1 vis inertiae vis inertiae Sgm: N 1… … English dictionary for students
insensibility — n. 1) to display, show insensibility 2) insensibility to * * * [ɪnˌsensə bɪlɪtɪ] show insensibility to display insensibility to … Combinatory dictionary
insensibility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of physical or emotional feeling Nouns 1. (physical numbness) insensibility, insensibleness; impassibility, impassibleness, impassivity; inappetency, apathy, phlegm, dullness, hebetude, supineness,… … English dictionary for students
insensibility — 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
insensibility — noun see insensible … New Collegiate Dictionary
insensibility — See insensible. * * * … Universalium
insensibility — noun The property of being insensible … Wiktionary
