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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•sen•sate /ɪnˈsɛnseɪt, -sɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - not able to feel things:insensate rocks.
- without emotional sensitivity;
cold:a harsh, insensate boss. See -sens-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•sen•sate (in sen′sāt, -sit),USA pronunciation adj. - not endowed with sensation;
inanimate:insensate stone. - without human feeling or sensitivity;
cold; cruel; brutal. - without sense, understanding, or judgment;
foolish.
- Late Latin insēnsātus irrational. See in-3, sensate
- 1510–20
in•sen′sate•ly, adv. in•sen′sate•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lifeless, inorganic.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged insensible.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stupid, irrational, senseless, witless, dumb.
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