insentient — lacking consciousness, awareness, or the ability to perceive or feel
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: lacking consciousness, awareness, or the ability to perceive or feel
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈsɛnʃənt/
Korean meaning: 의식이 없는, 지각력이 없는, 감각이 없는
Korean pronunciation: 인**센**셔느트
Example Sentences
- My phone became completely insentient after I dropped it in the pool.
- The philosopher argued that machines remain insentient despite advanced AI.
- After pulling an all-nighter, I felt practically insentient during the morning lecture.
insentient
ADJECTIVE//ɪnˈsɛnʃənt//
lacking consciousness, awareness, or the ability to perceive or feel
a doctor gently shines a small flashlight into the eyes of an unconscious patient lying still on a hospital bed. The patient remains completely motionless with closed eyes, showing no response to the light or the doctor's presence. The doctor checks for any signs of awareness or reaction, but the patient's face stays blank and unresponsive. Medical monitors nearby show vital signs while the patient lies in a completely unaware state. A nurse stands beside the bed observing the patient's total lack of consciousness or perception. someone lacking consciousness, awareness, or the ability to perceive or feel
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From Latin 'insentiens', meaning 'without feeling or sensation'. Medieval philosophers used this term to distinguish between living beings that could feel and inanimate objects that could not.
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“My phone became completely insentient after I dropped it in the pool.”
“The philosopher argued that machines remain insentient despite advanced AI.”
“After pulling an all-nighter, I felt practically insentient during the morning lecture.”
“The scientist studied the boundary between sentient and insentient matter.”
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