Insensitive
[ɪn'sensɪtɪv] or [ɪn'sɛnsətɪv]
Definition
(adj.) not responsive to physical stimuli; 'insensitive to radiation' .
(adj.) deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; 'insensitive to the needs of the patients' .
Inputed by Frances--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not sensitive; wanting sensation, or wanting acute sensibility.
Typist: Norton
Definition
adj. not sensitive.
Editor: Ramon
Examples
- A deep respect is due the Schopenhauerian philosopher who looks upon the world, finds that its essence is evil, and turns towards insensitive calm. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The boy was not insensitive, he knew; but he had the facility and self-confidence that came of looking at fate not as a master but as an equal. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Wedgwood tried to make pictures by substituting his prepared paper for the ground glass, but the paper was too insensitive to obtain any result. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Editor: Ramon