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insentient, a.|ɪnˈsɛnʃ(ɪ)ənt|
[in-3.]
Not sentient.
1. Destitute of physical feeling, sensation, or consciousness; inanimate.
1764Reid Inquiry vi. §6 The qualities or attributes of an insentient inert substance. 1831Fraser's Mag. IV. 77 They are to be hacked and hewed..as if they were of insentient marble. 1884Browning Ferishtah, Sun 117 Shall I return it [a stone] thanks, the insentient thing?
2. Devoid of mental feeling; indifferent. rare.
1860Ruskin Mod. Paint. V. 296 Suppose..that he [Giorgione] came down to Venice somewhat recusant, or insentient, concerning the usual priestly doctrines of his day. |