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insensible

/ɪnˈsɛnsəbl/

Translations

insensibleadjective

more insensible

Comp.

most insensible

Super.

/ɪnˈsɛnsəbl/

insensibleIncapable de ressentir une sensation physique; parfois médical.

After the accident, he lay insensible on the ground, unaware of his surroundings.

Après l'accident, il gisait insensible sur le sol, sans être conscient de ce qui l'entourait.

insensibleQui ne réagit pas à quelque chose; suivi de la préposition à.

She was insensible to the criticism and continued with her work undeterred.

Elle était insensible aux critiques et a continué son travail sans se laisser décourager.

imperceptibleQui est trop faible, trop petit ou trop graduel pour être perçu.

The insensible changes in temperature went unnoticed by most of the residents.

Les changements imperceptibles de température sont passés inaperçus pour la plupart des habitants.

Synonyms

Antonyms

insensiblenoun

insensibles

/ɪnˈsɛnsəbl̩/

rare, chiefly historical/philosophical usage

Additional translations

imperceptibleNom substantivé, surtout en philosophie.

insensibleadjective

Incapable of feeling or perceiving; lacking physical sensation.

After the accident, he lay insensible on the ground, unaware of his surroundings.

Unaware or indifferent to something; not sensitive to.

She was insensible to the criticism and continued with her work undeterred.

Too small or gradual to be perceived; imperceptible.

The insensible changes in temperature went unnoticed by most of the residents.

insensiblenoun

An imperceptible particle or minute entity; (in plural) very small amounts or atoms, especially in philosophical discourse.

Early modern philosophers speculated about insensibles that composed all matter.