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insentient

[ in-sen-shee-uh nt, -shuh nt ]

/ ɪnˈsɛn ʃi ənt, -ʃənt /

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adjective

not sentient; without sensation or feeling; inanimate.

Origin of insentient

First recorded in 1755–65; in-³ + sentient

OTHER WORDS FROM insentient

in·sen·ti·ence, in·sen·ti·en·cy, noun

Words nearby insentient

insenescence, insensate, insensible, insensible perspiration, insensitive, insentient, insep., inseparable, insert, inserted, insertion

Example sentences from the Web for insentient

Does not the infant grow into the man by the aggregation of insentient matter assimilated into his being in the shape of food?

The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. |E. Rameur
On his feet, straddling Mulready's insentient body, he confronted Calendar and Stryker.

The Black Bag |Louis Joseph Vance
But there can be nothing like to this sensation in the rose, because it is insentient.

Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind (Vol. 1 of 3) |Thomas Brown
It must be remembered that we are dealing with human beings and not with insentient figures.

Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government |T. R. Ashworth and H. P. C. Ashworth

The last blows fell upon a bloody but insentient mass of flesh.

The King of the Mountains |Edmond About

British Dictionary definitions for insentient

insentient

/ (ɪnˈsɛnʃɪənt) /

adjective

rare lacking consciousness or senses; inanimate

Derived forms of insentient

insentience or insentiency, noun