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Meaning of "insensibly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INSENSIBLY

insensibly  [ɪnˈsɛnsɪblɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSENSIBLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Insensibly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES INSENSIBLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Insensibility (disambiguation)

"Insensibility" is a poem written by Wilfred Owen during the First World War which explores the effect of warfare on soldiers. Insensibility may also refer to: ▪ Insensibility, a lack of understanding, reason, wit, or sense ▪ Insensibility, a state of indifference ▪ Insensibility, a dramatic alteration of mental state that involves complete or near-complete lack of responsiveness to people and other environmental stimuli...

Definition of insensibly in the English dictionary

The first definition of insensibly in the dictionary is with lacking of sensation or consciousness. Other definition of insensibly is in a way which is unaware or indifferent. Insensibly is also thoughtlessly or callously.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSENSIBLY


accessibly
əkˈsɛsɪblɪ
defensibly
dɪˈfɛnsɪblɪ
evincibly
ɪˈvɪnsɪblɪ
impermissibly
ˌɪmpəˈmɪsɪblɪ
inaccessibly
ˌɪnəkˈsɛsɪblɪ
invincibly
ɪnˈvɪnsɪblɪ
irreducibly
ˌɪrɪˈdjuːsɪblɪ
irresponsibly
ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsɪblɪ
irreversibly
ˌɪrɪˈvɜːsɪblɪ
ostensibly
ɒˈstɛnsɪblɪ
permissibly
pəˈmɪsɪblɪ
possibly
ˈpɒsɪblɪ
reprehensibly
ˌreprɪˈhensɪblɪ
reproducibly
ˌriːprəˈdjuːsɪblɪ
reversibly
rɪˈvɜːsɪblɪ
sensibly
ˈsensɪblɪ
supersensibly
ˌsuːpəˈsensɪblɪ
tensibly
ˈtensɪblɪ
unsensibly
ʌnˈsensɪblɪ
vincibly
ˈvɪnsɪblɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSENSIBLY

inselberge
inseminate
insemination
inseminator
insensate
insensately
insensateness
insensibility
insensible
insensibleness
insensitive
insensitively
insensitiveness
insensitivity
insensuous
insentience
insentiency
insentient
inseparability
inseparable

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSENSIBLY

comprehensibly
expansibly
feasibly
fusibly
implausibly
impossibly
incomprehensibly
incredibly
indefeasibly
indefensibly
indivisibly
inexpressibly
insuppressibly
invisibly
irremissibly
irreprehensibly
irrepressibly
plausibly
responsibly
risibly
visibly

Synonyms and antonyms of insensibly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INSENSIBLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «insensibly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of insensibly

Translation of «insensibly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSENSIBLY

Find out the translation of insensibly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of insensibly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «insensibly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

傻呼呼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insensiblemente
570 millions of speakers

English

insensibly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलक्ष्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بعدم اكتراث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незаметно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insensivelmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

insensibly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insensiblement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sedih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unmerklich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気付かないほど
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

insensibly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngguyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô cảm giác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

insensibly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असंघटितपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acımasızca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insensibilmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niepostrzeżenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непомітно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nesimțite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεπαίσθητως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onmerkbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omärkligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

insensibly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of insensibly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSENSIBLY»

The term «insensibly» is regularly used and occupies the 89.919 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INSENSIBLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «insensibly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «insensibly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about insensibly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSENSIBLY»

Discover the use of insensibly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to insensibly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
J thought or sensibility : inability to perceive ; torpor; dulness of corporal sense, or mental perception : insensible, imperceptible; slow; gradual; void of feeling, emotion, or affection : insensibleness has the same meaning : insensibly, in such a ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829
2
The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
J thought or sensibility : inability to perceive ; torpor; dulness of corporal sense, or mental perception : insensible, imperceptible; slow; gradual; void of feeling, emotion, or affection : insensibleness has the same meaning : insensibly, in such a ...
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington), 1839
3
The National Preacher and Village Pulpit: Original Monthly. ...
The merchant, too, though he sees another merchant taken away before his plans of life are executed, may insensibly find himself anticipating many years, and scarcely feel that it is possible that he should be called to leave his own plans.
‎1859
4
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
For example, consider once more our friend Gibbon: reading his account of Rome's decline and fall a few years ago, I noticed his fondness for a particular adverb: insensibly. “It was by such institutions that the nations of the empire insensibly ...
Alan Jacobs, 2011
5
School Dialogues, for Boys Being an Attempt to Convey ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
Lady, 2010
6
The Philosophical Magazine and Journal: Comprehending ...
In answer to this it may be stated, that gravity being exerted at exceedingly great, whilst cohesion only exists at insensibly small distances, the energy of the one can be no fair criterion to judge of that of the other. In the subsequent part of this ...
‎1819
7
Synopsis of the described Lepidoptera of North America: Part ...
B» Antennae truncated at the summit or terminating insensibly in an obconic club ; a. Wings robust. * Primaries angulate. Rhodocera. ** Primaries not angulate, secondaries entire. «. Antennae rather long, terminating insensibly in a club.
John Gottlieb Morris, Brackenridge Clemens, 1862
8
Notes Explanatory and Practical on the Epistle to the ...
We become insensibly assimilated to those with whom we have intercourse, and to the objects with which we are familiar. We imbibe the opinions, we copy the habits, we imitate the manners, we fall into the customs of those with whom we ...
Albert Barnes, 1852
9
Notes, explanatory and practical, on the New Testament: ...
We become insensibly assimilated to those with whom we have intercourse, and to the objects with which we are familiar. We imbibe the opinions, we copy the habits, we imitate the manners, we fall into the customs of those with whom we ...
‎1844
10
A historical ... dictionary of the holy Bible
MOTH -, a kind of insect, that insensibly consumes that in which it takes up its lodging. Some moths lodge iu, and eat clothes: others lodge in, and eat flowers and leaves ; and it is said, perhaps without ground, that some nestle in, and eat the ...
John Brown, 1810

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSENSIBLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term insensibly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Manchester United, Manchester City, Juventus... but Carlos Tevez is …
... hired moths fluttering insensibly towards the brightest flames. Home is a weakness, a sickness, something to be escaped from, an indulgence ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Why women are more prone to migraines
I went home after taking Fioricet and slept insensibly, and was practically giddy the next day out of gratitude for not being utterly miserable. «Salon, Jul 15»
3
The naked man, the Dart, and me
The siren sounds agitate Joe further and he talks insensibly about the terrible things they are going to do to him. “I'm on my way to a party and ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
4
Gregory Day's Archipelago of Souls examines war in Crete and the …
Unfortunately, several "insensibly drunk Australians" went down with the ship. "It took my breath away," Day says. He wrote to Beevor asking for ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
5
Bibek Debroy: Rural ICE
"Still it is an error to argue in front of your data. You can find yourself insensibly twisting them round to suit your theories." That's Sherlock ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
6
$35000 shoes, 64 vetoes, conservatives
Insensibly one begins to twist facts to theories, instead of theories to suit facts." — Arthur Conan Doyle, physician and writer (1859-1930). «Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald, Jun 15»
7
Bibek Debroy: Milking ICE
It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." That's ... «Business Standard, Jun 15»
8
Francis Hutcheson. Lessons in well-being from the father to the …
He was convinced that humankind was 'insensibly linked together and makes one great system by an invisible union' and claimed that this ... «Slugger O'Toole, Jun 15»
9
What Sherlock Holmes Can Teach Us About Problem Solving
In "A Scandal in Bohemia," he lays down the law: "Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." 2. «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
10
Overheard at the Foreign Correspondents' Club: A handful of …
They're insensibly sloshed, holding hands and, I realise, praying to the Almighty Lord. Through a cloud of ecstasy, I hear her call: “Help me, ... «South China Morning Post, Jun 15»

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