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# insensible

«insensible» in Mova's school dictionary: **Unconscious; not awake or aware: knocked insensible** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (insensible) — formal or old-fashioned

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Unconscious; not awake or aware: knocked insensible. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insensible/#m1)

2) (formal) Not aware of something or not caring about it: insensible to the danger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insensible/#m2)

3) Not able to feel something: insensible to cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insensible/#m3)

4) (old) Too small or slow to notice: by insensible degrees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insensible/#m4)

5) Not insensible to something means being aware of it and feeling its effect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insensible/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In old novels and formal writing. It is a false friend: insensible does not mean the opposite of sensible (that is silly). Phrases: insensible to, knocked insensible.

### examples

- The fall knocked him insensible. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insensible/#x1)
- She seemed insensible to the cold wind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insensible/#x2)
- He lay insensible on the floor until the doctor came. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insensible/#x3)
- The king was insensible to the suffering of the poor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insensible/#x4)
- Frozen fingers become insensible to pain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insensible/#x5)
- In the old story, the hero drank the potion and fell insensible. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insensible/#x6)
- I was not insensible to the advantages of his proposal, and gladly assured him of my acceptance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insensible/#x7)

### note

Trap: the opposite of sensible (wise) is silly or foolish, not insensible. Close words: unconscious, unaware, insensitive (unkind about feelings).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «insensible» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insensible/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.