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Webster 1913 Edition
Insensibility
In-senˊsi-bil′i-ty
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
insensibilité
.] 1.
The state or quality of being insensible; lack of sensibility; torpor; unconsciousness;
as, the
. insensibility
produced by a fall, or by opiates
Syn. – Dullness; numbness; unfeelingness; stupidity; torpor; apathy; impassiveness; indifference.
Webster 1828 Edition
Insensibility
INSENSIBIL'ITY
,Noun.
1.
Want of sensibility, or the power of feeling or perceiving. A frozen limb is in a state of insensibility, as is an animal body after death.2.
Want of the power to be moved or affected; want of tenderness or susceptibility of emotion and passion. Not to be moved at the distresses of others denotes an insensibility extremely unnatural.3.
Dullness; stupidity; torpor.Definition 2024
insensibility
insensibility
English
Noun
insensibility (plural insensibilities)
- The property of being insensible.
Translations
the property of being insensible
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