insentient

  • 1Insentient — In*sen ti*ent, a. Not sentient; not having perception, or the power of perception; devoid of feeling, consciousness and animation; inanimate; as, insentient stone. Opposite of {sentient}. [WordNet sense 1+3] Syn: inanimate, insensate. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2insentient — index callous, inactive, insensible, unaffected (uninfluenced) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3insentient — [in sen′shənt, in sen′shē ənt] adj. not sentient; without life, consciousness, or perception insentience n …

    English World dictionary

  • 4insentient — adjective Date: 1764 lacking perception, consciousness, or animation • insentience noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5insentient — insentience, insentiency, n. /in sen shee euhnt, sheuhnt/, adj. not sentient; without sensation or feeling; inanimate. [1755 65; IN 3 + SENTIENT] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 6insentient — adjective having no consciousness or animation; not sentient …

    Wiktionary

  • 7insentient — Synonyms and related words: abiotic, asleep, azoic, benumbed, callous, dead, deadened, dull, dumb, exanimate, impassible, impassive, imperceptive, impercipient, inanimate, inanimated, inert, insensate, insensible, insensitive, lifeless, mute,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 8insentient — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Completely lacking sensation or consciousness: dead, inanimate, insensate. See LIVE …

    English dictionary for students

  • 9insentient — in·sen·ti·ent || ɪn senʃnt adj. inanimate, lacking consciousness, lacking the ability to feel …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 10insentient — adjective incapable of feeling; inanimate. Derivatives insentience noun …

    English new terms dictionary