unsusceptibleadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnsəˈsɛptᵻbl/, U.S.

/ˌənsəˈsɛptəb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1

†1. Unable to receive and retain. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > containing or having within > [adjective] > able to hold or contain > not able to

inteniblea1616

unsusceptible1692

1692 J. Dryden Cleomenes iv. i. 43 Some Men are made of such a leaky Mould, That their fill'd Vessels can no fortune hold:..Of that unsusceptible Make am I.

a. Not susceptible of some operation, influence, etc.; = insusceptible adj. a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > emotionally unaffected

dead1340

unsmittenc1400

unmovedc1480

unkindleda1525

senseless1560

lumpish1585

unfired1590

unaffectedc1595

incapable1601

unsensible1611

insensible1615

untouched1616

impervious1618

unanswering1632

untransported1641

beauty-proof1676

insensate1726

unsusceptible1734

uninfluenced1735

unimbued1813

unsmote1814

unsusceptive1825

unalive1828

echoless1869

non-conducting1871

unsusceptible1872

irresponsive1886

affectless1912

the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [adjective] > involving subjection to action or influence > able or liable to be affected > not

superior1566

unsubject1583

unliable1590

insusceptible1603

uncapable1611

unexposeda1691

impassive1715

unsusceptible1734

insusceptive1752

waterproof1797

unsubjectable1829

immune1861

(a)

1734 J. Swift Strephon & Cloe in Beautiful Young Nymph 12 While she a Goddess dy'd in Grain Was unsusceptible of Stain.

1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 5 What then should render these facts and the circumstances attending them unsusceptible of testimony?

1817 J. Bentham Chrestomathia Pt. II 99 Although not perhaps completely susceptible, it is however not altogether unsusceptible, of a remedy.

1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation iv. 69 Statements..entirely unsusceptible of proof.

1890 Retrospect Med. 102 237 Cases where the sugar..is unsusceptible of entire removal from the system by dietetic treatment alone.

(b)1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 153. ⁋16 An old friend, who professed himself unsusceptible of any impressions from prosperity or misfortune.1784 J. Douglas Cook's Voy. Pacific II. iv. ii. 310 They are certainly not wholly unsusceptible of the tender passions.1814 R. Southey Let. to J. King 27 Feb. My skin..may very possibly be unsusceptible of this particular irritation.1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 519 His serene intellect, singularly unsusceptible of enthusiasm, and singularly averse to extremes.

b. Const. to. = insusceptible adj. b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > emotionally unaffected

dead1340

unsmittenc1400

unmovedc1480

unkindleda1525

senseless1560

lumpish1585

unfired1590

unaffectedc1595

incapable1601

unsensible1611

insensible1615

untouched1616

impervious1618

unanswering1632

untransported1641

beauty-proof1676

insensate1726

unsusceptible1734

uninfluenced1735

unimbued1813

unsmote1814

unsusceptive1825

unalive1828

echoless1869

non-conducting1871

unsusceptible1872

irresponsive1886

affectless1912

1872 J. L. Sanford Estimates Eng. Kings 400 They rendered him comparatively unsusceptible to the feelings of resentment and implacability.

3. Not readily liable to impressions; = insusceptible adj. c.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > lacking emotional sensibility

unfeelingc1000

mis-feelinga1382

stonishc1450

unpainfulc1450

obtuse1509

sprightlessa1522

insensate1553

senseless1560

soulless1568

dull-esprited1591

impassible1592

bluntie1598

impenetrable1600

stockish1600

stolidc1600

incapable1601

stupid1605

tasteless1605

unsensitive1610

unexalted1611

insensible1617

unsensible1619

languid1622

immovable1639

dead-hearted1642

sterile1642

resupine1643

unaffectionate1645

iron-bound1648

resentlessa1649

torpid1656

torpulent1657

impassive1699

unreceptive1722

hebete1743

apathetic1744

stubbed1744

gustless1766

unresponsive1768

unsusceptible1779

tideless-blooded1786

unaffectioned1788

inaccessible1796

hebetudinous1820

unimpressible1828

insensitive1834

apathetical1835

non-sensitive1836

blunt-hearted1845

irreceptive1846

unreceptant1846

unimpressionable1847

anaesthetic1860

insentient1860

hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862

unsqueamish1893

tone-deaf1894

unget-at-able1897

facty1901

zombie1937

pegamoid1957

the world > matter > constitution of matter > strength > [adjective] > unyielding

hardeOE

steevec1300

stubborn1577

unrelenting1594

unyielding1658

renitent1701

unsusceptible1893

1779 Mirror No. 14 Men unfeeling and unsusceptible, commonly beat the beaten track with activity and resolution.

1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) VI. 92 She was unsusceptible; she had no experience in love.

1893 F. F. Moore I forbid Banns xxvii Surely the ivory—that most unsusceptible of materials—was warm from her hand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unsusceptible
释义	unsusceptibleadj. Brit. /ˌʌnsəˈsɛptᵻbl/, U.S. /ˌənsəˈsɛptəb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1 †1. Unable to receive and retain. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > containing or having within > [adjective] > able to hold or contain > not able to inteniblea1616 unsusceptible1692 1692 J. Dryden Cleomenes iv. i. 43 Some Men are made of such a leaky Mould, That their fill'd Vessels can no fortune hold:..Of that unsusceptible Make am I. 2. a. Not susceptible of some operation, influence, etc.; = insusceptible adj. a. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > emotionally unaffected dead1340 unsmittenc1400 unmovedc1480 unkindleda1525 senseless1560 lumpish1585 unfired1590 unaffectedc1595 incapable1601 unsensible1611 insensible1615 untouched1616 impervious1618 unanswering1632 untransported1641 beauty-proof1676 insensate1726 unsusceptible1734 uninfluenced1735 unimbued1813 unsmote1814 unsusceptive1825 unalive1828 echoless1869 non-conducting1871 unsusceptible1872 irresponsive1886 affectless1912 the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [adjective] > involving subjection to action or influence > able or liable to be affected > not superior1566 unsubject1583 unliable1590 insusceptible1603 uncapable1611 unexposeda1691 impassive1715 unsusceptible1734 insusceptive1752 waterproof1797 unsubjectable1829 immune1861 (a) 1734 J. Swift Strephon & Cloe in Beautiful Young Nymph 12 While she a Goddess dy'd in Grain Was unsusceptible of Stain. 1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 5 What then should render these facts and the circumstances attending them unsusceptible of testimony? 1817 J. Bentham Chrestomathia Pt. II 99 Although not perhaps completely susceptible, it is however not altogether unsusceptible, of a remedy. 1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation iv. 69 Statements..entirely unsusceptible of proof. 1890 Retrospect Med. 102 237 Cases where the sugar..is unsusceptible of entire removal from the system by dietetic treatment alone. (b)1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 153. ⁋16 An old friend, who professed himself unsusceptible of any impressions from prosperity or misfortune.1784 J. Douglas Cook's Voy. Pacific II. iv. ii. 310 They are certainly not wholly unsusceptible of the tender passions.1814 R. Southey Let. to J. King 27 Feb. My skin..may very possibly be unsusceptible of this particular irritation.1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 519 His serene intellect, singularly unsusceptible of enthusiasm, and singularly averse to extremes. b. Const. to. = insusceptible adj. b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > emotionally unaffected dead1340 unsmittenc1400 unmovedc1480 unkindleda1525 senseless1560 lumpish1585 unfired1590 unaffectedc1595 incapable1601 unsensible1611 insensible1615 untouched1616 impervious1618 unanswering1632 untransported1641 beauty-proof1676 insensate1726 unsusceptible1734 uninfluenced1735 unimbued1813 unsmote1814 unsusceptive1825 unalive1828 echoless1869 non-conducting1871 unsusceptible1872 irresponsive1886 affectless1912 1872 J. L. Sanford Estimates Eng. Kings 400 They rendered him comparatively unsusceptible to the feelings of resentment and implacability. 3. Not readily liable to impressions; = insusceptible adj. c. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > lacking emotional sensibility unfeelingc1000 mis-feelinga1382 stonishc1450 unpainfulc1450 obtuse1509 sprightlessa1522 insensate1553 senseless1560 soulless1568 dull-esprited1591 impassible1592 bluntie1598 impenetrable1600 stockish1600 stolidc1600 incapable1601 stupid1605 tasteless1605 unsensitive1610 unexalted1611 insensible1617 unsensible1619 languid1622 immovable1639 dead-hearted1642 sterile1642 resupine1643 unaffectionate1645 iron-bound1648 resentlessa1649 torpid1656 torpulent1657 impassive1699 unreceptive1722 hebete1743 apathetic1744 stubbed1744 gustless1766 unresponsive1768 unsusceptible1779 tideless-blooded1786 unaffectioned1788 inaccessible1796 hebetudinous1820 unimpressible1828 insensitive1834 apathetical1835 non-sensitive1836 blunt-hearted1845 irreceptive1846 unreceptant1846 unimpressionable1847 anaesthetic1860 insentient1860 hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862 unsqueamish1893 tone-deaf1894 unget-at-able1897 facty1901 zombie1937 pegamoid1957 the world > matter > constitution of matter > strength > [adjective] > unyielding hardeOE steevec1300 stubborn1577 unrelenting1594 unyielding1658 renitent1701 unsusceptible1893 1779 Mirror No. 14 Men unfeeling and unsusceptible, commonly beat the beaten track with activity and resolution. 1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) VI. 92 She was unsusceptible; she had no experience in love. 1893 F. F. Moore I forbid Banns xxvii Surely the ivory—that most unsusceptible of materials—was warm from her hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1692
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