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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
Insensibility — is a poem written by Wilfred Owen during the First World War which explores the effect of warfare on soldiers, and the long and short term psychological effects which it has on them. The poem s title refers to the fact that the soldiers have lost … Wikipedia
insensibility — index ignorance, ingratitude, insentience Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
insensibility — (n.) late 14c., from L.L. insensibilitas, from L. insensibilis (see INSENSIBLE (Cf. insensible)) … Etymology 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
