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INSENTIENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
Example:
insentient (or insensate) stone
Synonyms:
insensate; insentient
Classified under:
Similar:
unfeeling (devoid of feeling or sensation)
Attribute:
sentience (the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness)
Antonym:
sentient (endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness)
Derivation:
insentience (lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations)