insensateadj.n.

Brit.

/ɪnˈsɛnseɪt/,

/ɪnˈsɛnsət/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈsɛnˌseɪt/,

/ˈɪnˌsɛnˌseɪt/

Forms: Also 1500s incensate.

Etymology: < late Latin insensātus (Tertullian, Vulgate), < in- (in- prefix⁴) + sensātus gifted with sense, < sensus sense: see -ate suffix¹ 2.

A. adj.

1. Destitute of physical sense or feeling; without sensation, ‘senseless’, inanimate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adjective]

unfeelingc1000

dead?c1225

unwitlessc1225

insensiblec1400

unfeelablec1400

unfredeablec1450

insensate?1520

blatea1522

deaf?1527

unsensible1531

inanimatea1555

senseless1557

unsensate1561

sleeping1562

insensitive1610

unsensitive1610

torpid1613

inanimated1646

torpent1647

unperceptive1668

feelless1684

insentient1764

unsentient1768

sensationless1824

apathic1835

non-sensitive1836

zombie-like1932

zombie-esque1946

zomboid1963

zombied1972

?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. Avj For plantis and herbys growe and be insensate.

?a1534 H. Medwall Nature i. sig. aiii^v Yt shuld neyther fele here nor se But be as other incensate bodys be.

1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 13) 855 Thus like insensate stones, they sinke downe to their Center.

1799 W. Wordsworth Three Years she Grew iii Hers the silence and the calm, Of mute insensate things.

1871 J. R. Macduff Memories of Patmos xviii. 242 Dull, pulseless, unresponsive as the insensate stone.

a. Wanting in mental or moral feeling; devoid of sensibility; unaffected, unmoved; unfeeling. (Of persons, or their qualities, actions, etc.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > lacking emotional sensibility

unfeelingc1000

mis-feelinga1382

stonishc1450

unpainfulc1450

obtuse1509

sprightlessa1522

insensate1553

senseless1560

soulless1568

dull-esprited1591

impassible1592

bluntie1598

impenetrable1600

stockish1600

stolidc1600

incapable1601

stupid1605

tasteless1605

unsensitive1610

unexalted1611

insensible1617

unsensible1619

languid1622

immovable1639

dead-hearted1642

sterile1642

resupine1643

unaffectionate1645

iron-bound1648

resentlessa1649

torpid1656

torpulent1657

impassive1699

unreceptive1722

hebete1743

apathetic1744

stubbed1744

gustless1766

unresponsive1768

unsusceptible1779

tideless-blooded1786

unaffectioned1788

inaccessible1796

hebetudinous1820

unimpressible1828

insensitive1834

apathetical1835

non-sensitive1836

blunt-hearted1845

irreceptive1846

unreceptant1846

unimpressionable1847

anaesthetic1860

insentient1860

hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862

unsqueamish1893

tone-deaf1894

unget-at-able1897

facty1901

zombie1937

pegamoid1957

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 30 b What is he that is so..drouping of brain (I will not say) blockheded or insensate that is not moved with suche pleasure.

1612–15 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. O.T. xiii. iii No stone is more hard or insensate than a sinful heart.

1744 J. Thomson Winter in Seasons (new ed.) 227 Th' insensate barbarous Trade of War.

1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities ii. i. 34 The heads exposed on Temple Bar with an insensate brutality and ferocity worthy of Abyssinia or Ashantee.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People ix. §7. 665 James alone remained stubborn and insensate as of old.

†b. With of, to: Not feeling or perceiving; unconscious of; unaffected by. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > emotionally unaffected

dead1340

unsmittenc1400

unmovedc1480

unkindleda1525

senseless1560

lumpish1585

unfired1590

unaffectedc1595

incapable1601

unsensible1611

insensible1615

untouched1616

impervious1618

unanswering1632

untransported1641

beauty-proof1676

insensate1726

unsusceptible1734

uninfluenced1735

unimbued1813

unsmote1814

unsusceptive1825

unalive1828

echoless1869

non-conducting1871

unsusceptible1872

irresponsive1886

affectless1912

1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey V. xx. 414 The Suitors souls, insensate of their doom!

a1806 H. K. White Remains (1807) II. 165 Insensate of the favouring boon.

1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius Nature of Things vi. 15 Mortals..Still live insensate to their happy state.

3. Lacking sense or understanding; unintelligent, stupid, senseless, foolish.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > [adjective]

unwittyc1000

heartlessa1382

meana1387

conceitless?c1425

insensuat1508

insensate1528

insensible?1531

miskenning1533

unsensible1560

witless1562

unfraught1587

unconceiving1593

stupid1595

small-knowing1598

surd1601

ununderstanding1611

unapprehensible1613

unperceiving?1623

unapprehensive1624

inapprehending1652

incomprehensive1652

inapprehensive1653

impenetrative1684

blind1692

uncomprehensive1694

unpenetrating1701

unmeaning1704

vacant1712

gilly-gaupus1754

unacute1775

unapprehending1794

unpenetrative1795

unwitted1828

uncomprehending1838

irrecognizant1845

vacuous1848

incomprehending1881

mush-headed1884

wantwit1894

doofus1967

acerebral1968

brain-dead1972

goofus1981

1528 J. Skelton Honorificatissimo: Replycacion agaynst Yong Scolers sig. Aii A moche fantasticall frenesy of their insensate sensualyte.

1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie 94 That incensate custome of Gauelkinde..tendeth to the destruction of auncient and gentle houses.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 787 [They] to rebellious fight rallied thir Powers Insensate, hope conceiving from despair.

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 37 Insensate! with a sigh the King replies, Too long, mis-judging, have I thought thee wise.

1836 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. V. xlii. 670 Projects the most insensate [were] formed.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 114 It argues an insensate ignorance on the part of the Romans of what was truly great in their antagonists.

B. n.

An insensate person. [= French un insensé.]

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun]

mis-feelinga1382

noddyship?1589

shallow-pate1600

wattle-head1613

insensiblea1618

non-intelligent1628

underhead1643

no conjurer1668

insipid1699

shallow-brains1707

sillytonian1707

inane1710

coof1724

incapable1809

ganache1814

insipidity1822

wanwit1837

opacity1844

stupiditarian1850

scant-brain1864

insensate1877

slowie1901

no-brow1926

1877 J. Morley Robespierre in Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 92 Anyone who wishes to make such an opinion into a crime is an insenate.

1878 J. Morley Diderot II. 205 A handful of insensates.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	insensate
释义	insensateadj.n. Brit. /ɪnˈsɛnseɪt/, /ɪnˈsɛnsət/, U.S. /ᵻnˈsɛnˌseɪt/, /ˈɪnˌsɛnˌseɪt/ Forms: Also 1500s incensate. Etymology: < late Latin insensātus (Tertullian, Vulgate), < in- (in- prefix⁴) + sensātus gifted with sense, < sensus sense: see -ate suffix¹ 2. A. adj. 1. Destitute of physical sense or feeling; without sensation, ‘senseless’, inanimate. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adjective] unfeelingc1000 dead?c1225 unwitlessc1225 insensiblec1400 unfeelablec1400 unfredeablec1450 insensate?1520 blatea1522 deaf?1527 unsensible1531 inanimatea1555 senseless1557 unsensate1561 sleeping1562 insensitive1610 unsensitive1610 torpid1613 inanimated1646 torpent1647 unperceptive1668 feelless1684 insentient1764 unsentient1768 sensationless1824 apathic1835 non-sensitive1836 zombie-like1932 zombie-esque1946 zomboid1963 zombied1972 ?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. Avj For plantis and herbys growe and be insensate. ?a1534 H. Medwall Nature i. sig. aiii^v Yt shuld neyther fele here nor se But be as other incensate bodys be. 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 13) 855 Thus like insensate stones, they sinke downe to their Center. 1799 W. Wordsworth Three Years she Grew iii Hers the silence and the calm, Of mute insensate things. 1871 J. R. Macduff Memories of Patmos xviii. 242 Dull, pulseless, unresponsive as the insensate stone. 2. a. Wanting in mental or moral feeling; devoid of sensibility; unaffected, unmoved; unfeeling. (Of persons, or their qualities, actions, etc.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > lacking emotional sensibility unfeelingc1000 mis-feelinga1382 stonishc1450 unpainfulc1450 obtuse1509 sprightlessa1522 insensate1553 senseless1560 soulless1568 dull-esprited1591 impassible1592 bluntie1598 impenetrable1600 stockish1600 stolidc1600 incapable1601 stupid1605 tasteless1605 unsensitive1610 unexalted1611 insensible1617 unsensible1619 languid1622 immovable1639 dead-hearted1642 sterile1642 resupine1643 unaffectionate1645 iron-bound1648 resentlessa1649 torpid1656 torpulent1657 impassive1699 unreceptive1722 hebete1743 apathetic1744 stubbed1744 gustless1766 unresponsive1768 unsusceptible1779 tideless-blooded1786 unaffectioned1788 inaccessible1796 hebetudinous1820 unimpressible1828 insensitive1834 apathetical1835 non-sensitive1836 blunt-hearted1845 irreceptive1846 unreceptant1846 unimpressionable1847 anaesthetic1860 insentient1860 hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862 unsqueamish1893 tone-deaf1894 unget-at-able1897 facty1901 zombie1937 pegamoid1957 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 30 b What is he that is so..drouping of brain (I will not say) blockheded or insensate that is not moved with suche pleasure. 1612–15 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. O.T. xiii. iii No stone is more hard or insensate than a sinful heart. 1744 J. Thomson Winter in Seasons (new ed.) 227 Th' insensate barbarous Trade of War. 1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities ii. i. 34 The heads exposed on Temple Bar with an insensate brutality and ferocity worthy of Abyssinia or Ashantee. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People ix. §7. 665 James alone remained stubborn and insensate as of old. †b. With of, to: Not feeling or perceiving; unconscious of; unaffected by. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > emotionally unaffected dead1340 unsmittenc1400 unmovedc1480 unkindleda1525 senseless1560 lumpish1585 unfired1590 unaffectedc1595 incapable1601 unsensible1611 insensible1615 untouched1616 impervious1618 unanswering1632 untransported1641 beauty-proof1676 insensate1726 unsusceptible1734 uninfluenced1735 unimbued1813 unsmote1814 unsusceptive1825 unalive1828 echoless1869 non-conducting1871 unsusceptible1872 irresponsive1886 affectless1912 1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey V. xx. 414 The Suitors souls, insensate of their doom! a1806 H. K. White Remains (1807) II. 165 Insensate of the favouring boon. 1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius Nature of Things vi. 15 Mortals..Still live insensate to their happy state. 3. Lacking sense or understanding; unintelligent, stupid, senseless, foolish. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > [adjective] unwittyc1000 heartlessa1382 meana1387 conceitless?c1425 insensuat1508 insensate1528 insensible?1531 miskenning1533 unsensible1560 witless1562 unfraught1587 unconceiving1593 stupid1595 small-knowing1598 surd1601 ununderstanding1611 unapprehensible1613 unperceiving?1623 unapprehensive1624 inapprehending1652 incomprehensive1652 inapprehensive1653 impenetrative1684 blind1692 uncomprehensive1694 unpenetrating1701 unmeaning1704 vacant1712 gilly-gaupus1754 unacute1775 unapprehending1794 unpenetrative1795 unwitted1828 uncomprehending1838 irrecognizant1845 vacuous1848 incomprehending1881 mush-headed1884 wantwit1894 doofus1967 acerebral1968 brain-dead1972 goofus1981 1528 J. Skelton Honorificatissimo: Replycacion agaynst Yong Scolers sig. Aii A moche fantasticall frenesy of their insensate sensualyte. 1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie 94 That incensate custome of Gauelkinde..tendeth to the destruction of auncient and gentle houses. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 787 [They] to rebellious fight rallied thir Powers Insensate, hope conceiving from despair. View more context for this quotation 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 37 Insensate! with a sigh the King replies, Too long, mis-judging, have I thought thee wise. 1836 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. V. xlii. 670 Projects the most insensate [were] formed. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 114 It argues an insensate ignorance on the part of the Romans of what was truly great in their antagonists. B. n. An insensate person. [= French un insensé.] ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] mis-feelinga1382 noddyship?1589 shallow-pate1600 wattle-head1613 insensiblea1618 non-intelligent1628 underhead1643 no conjurer1668 insipid1699 shallow-brains1707 sillytonian1707 inane1710 coof1724 incapable1809 ganache1814 insipidity1822 wanwit1837 opacity1844 stupiditarian1850 scant-brain1864 insensate1877 slowie1901 no-brow1926 1877 J. Morley Robespierre in Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 92 Anyone who wishes to make such an opinion into a crime is an insenate. 1878 J. Morley Diderot II. 205 A handful of insensates. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † insensatev. Etymology: < insensate adj. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To render insensate. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > make emotionally unfeeling [verb (transitive)] insensate1621 dispassiona1631 dispassionate1658 stolidify1827 indurate1890 1621 R. Brathwait Natures Embassie, Pleasure Argt. (1877) 5 To the end some thereof might ensnare and insensate the minds..of the..Arcadians. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.n.?1520v.1621
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insensateadj.n.

† insensatev.