Defn: A sowing. [Obs.]
INSENSATE
In*sen"sate, a. Etym: [L. insensatus. See In- not, and Sensate.]
Defn: Wanting sensibility; destitute of sense; stupid; foolish.
The silence and the calm Of mute, insensate things. Wordsworth.
The meddling folly or insensate ambition of statesmen. Buckle.
— In*sen"sate*ly, adv.
— In*sen"sate*ness, n.
INSENSE
In*sense", v. t. Etym: [Pref. in- in + sense.]
Defn: To make to understand; to instruct. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
INSENSIBILITY
In*sen`si*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. insensibilité.]
1. The state or quality of being insensible; want of sensibility; torpor; unconsciousness; as, the insensibility produced by a fall, or by opiates.
2. Want of tenderness or susceptibility of emotion or passion; dullness; stupidity.
Syn. — Dullness; numbness; unfeelingness; stupidity; torpor; apathy; impassiveness; indifference.
INSENSIBLE In*sen"si*ble, a. Etym: [L. insensibilis: cf. F. insensible. See In- not, and Sensible.]