insensibly

ɪnˈsɛnsəbli

Definition

Definition of insensibly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

numb manner

Dated

without feeling or awareness

Dated

He walked insensibly through the cold night.

numbly

unconsciously

unfeelingly

unnoticeable change

Dated

in a way that is not noticeable

Dated

The temperature dropped insensibly over the evening.

imperceptibly

unnoticeably

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Origin of insensibly

Latin, insensibilis (not perceptible)

Examples of insensibly in a sentence

The patient lay insensibly, unaware of the surrounding chaos.
The colors in the sky changed insensibly at dusk.
Her feelings for him grew insensibly over time.

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French:mécaniquement, insensiblement, ...
German:gefühllos, unmerklich, ...
Italian:insensibilmente, impercettibilmente, ...
Spanish:insensiblemente, imperceptiblemente, ...
Portuguese:insensivelmente, imperceptivelmente, ...
Chinese:无意识地, 不明显地, ...
Japanese:無感覚に, いつの間にか, ...
Arabic:بِدُونِ إِحْسَاسٍ, بِشَكْلٍ غَيْرِ مَلْحُوظ, ...
Hebrew:לְלֹא תְּחוּשָׁה, בְּדֶרֶךְ בִּלְתִּי נִיכֶּרֶת, ...
Russian:бесчувственно, незаметно, ...
Ukrainian:несвідомо, непомітно, ...
Hindi:सुन्न तरीके से, अदृश्य रूप से, ...
Bengali:অনুভূতি ছাড়া, অদৃশ্যভাবে, ...
Catalan:sense sentir, imperceptiblement, ...
Czech:nevědomě, neznatelně, ...
Danish:følelsesløst, umærkeligt, ...
Dutch:gevoelloos, onmerkbaar, ...
Greek:αναισθητοποιημένα, ανεπαίσθητα, ...
Hungarian:érzéketlenül, észrevétlenül, ...
Khmer:ដោយគ្មានអារម្មណ៍, ដោយមិនគួរឱ្យកត់សម្គាល់, ...
Korean:무감각하게, 모르게, ...
Persian:بدون احساس, نامحسوس, ...
Polish:bez czucia, niezauważalnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):insensivelmente, imperceptivelmente, ...
Romanian:fără simțire, insesizabil, ...
Swedish:okänsligt, omärkligt, ...
Thai:อย่างไร้ความรู้สึก, อย่างไม่สังเกตเห็น, ...
Turkish:hissetmeden, fark edilmez bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:một cách vô cảm, một cách không thể nhận thấy, ...

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Adverb

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