Insensibility
1Insensibility — 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… …
2Insensibility — 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 …
3insensibility — index ignorance, ingratitude, insentience Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4insensibility — (n.) late 14c., from L.L. insensibilitas, from L. insensibilis (see INSENSIBLE (Cf. insensible)) …
5Insensibility — (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… …
6insensibility — n. 1) to display, show insensibility 2) insensibility to * * * [ɪnˌsensə bɪlɪtɪ] show insensibility to display insensibility to …
7insensibility — 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,… …
8insensibility — 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 …
9insensibility — noun see insensible …
10insensibility — See insensible. * * * …
