insentience (inˈsentience) or insentiency (inˈsentiency)
noun
insentient in American English
(ɪnˈsɛnʃənt; ɪnˈsɛnʃiənt)
adjective
not sentient; without life, consciousness, or perception
Derived forms
insentience (inˈsentience)
noun
insentient in American English
(inˈsenʃiənt, -ʃənt)
adjective
not sentient; without sensation or feeling; inanimate
Derived forms
insentienceinsentiency
noun
Word origin
[1755–65; in-3 + sentient]This word is first recorded in the period 1755–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: avalanche, baroque, buckeye, keynote, mitt
Examples of 'insentient' in a sentence
insentient
And think of what these people might be doing if they weren't rendered insentient and thus harmless by these chemicals.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Humans have struggled with the idea that they might be the first to share a world with insentient, intelligent beings.