insusceptible

[ in-suh-sep-tuh-buhl ]

/ ˌɪn səˈsɛp tə bəl /

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adjective

not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.

Origin of insusceptible

First recorded in 1595–1605; in-³ + susceptible

OTHER WORDS FROM insusceptible

in·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, nounin·sus·cep·ti·bly, adverb

Words nearby insusceptible

insurmountable, insurrection, insurrectionary, insurrectionize, insusceptibility, insusceptible, inswept, inswing, inswinger, int., intact

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Example sentences from the Web for insusceptible

Life itself is insusceptible of any definition which satisfies, but we know that we live, nevertheless.
A Little Book for Christmas|Cyrus Townsend Brady
They knew Mrs. Hilary to be a muddled bigot, whose mind was stuffed with concrete instances and insusceptible of abstract reason.
Dangerous Ages|Rose Macaulay
Insusceptible, in-sus-sep′ti-bl, adj. not susceptible: not capable of feeling or of being affected—also Insuscep′tive.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
It fell upon his ear with many tones of tenderness, that were not insusceptible of the new meaning.
Little Dorrit|Charles Dickens

It is insusceptible of rust, as gold and silver are, none of the acids affecting it, excepting the aqua regia.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

British Dictionary definitions for insusceptible

insusceptible

/ (ˌɪnsəˈsɛptəbəl) /

adjective

(when postpositive, usually foll by to) not capable of being affected (by); not susceptible (to)

Derived forms of insusceptible

insusceptibility, nouninsusceptibly, adverb

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单词	insusceptible
释义	insusceptible [ in-suh-sep-tuh-buhl ] / ˌɪn səˈsɛp tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR insusceptible ON THESAURUS.COM adjective not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection. Origin of insusceptible First recorded in 1595–1605; in-³ + susceptible OTHER WORDS FROM insusceptible in·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, nounin·sus·cep·ti·bly, adverb Words nearby insusceptible insurmountable, insurrection, insurrectionary, insurrectionize, insusceptibility, insusceptible, inswept, inswing, inswinger, int., intact Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for insusceptible Life itself is insusceptible of any definition which satisfies, but we know that we live, nevertheless. A Little Book for Christmas\|Cyrus Townsend Brady They knew Mrs. Hilary to be a muddled bigot, whose mind was stuffed with concrete instances and insusceptible of abstract reason. Dangerous Ages\|Rose Macaulay Insusceptible, in-sus-sep′ti-bl, adj. not susceptible: not capable of feeling or of being affected—also Insuscep′tive. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various It fell upon his ear with many tones of tenderness, that were not insusceptible of the new meaning. Little Dorrit\|Charles Dickens It is insusceptible of rust, as gold and silver are, none of the acids affecting it, excepting the aqua regia. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson British Dictionary definitions for insusceptible insusceptible / (ˌɪnsəˈsɛptəbəl) / adjective (when postpositive, usually foll by to) not capable of being affected (by); not susceptible (to) Derived forms of insusceptible insusceptibility, nouninsusceptibly, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to insusceptible unsusceptible, aloof, bloodless, crass, hard, hard-boiled, hardened, hardhearted, heartless, impassible, impassive, incurious, obtuse, stony, tactless, thick-skinned, tough, uncaring, unconcerned, unfeeling
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insusceptible

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for insusceptible

adjective

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