different between uninterested vs insensible
uninterested
English
Alternative forms
- uninteressed (obsolete)
Etymology
un- +? interested
Adjective
uninterested (comparative more uninterested, superlative most uninterested)
- (obsolete) Unmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested.
- Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.
- I was uninterested in the TV program, so I read a book instead.
Translations
See also
- disinterested
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insensible
English
Etymology
From Old French insensible, from Late Latin ?ns?nsibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?s?n.s?.bl?/
- Hyphenation: in?sen?si?ble
Adjective
insensible (comparative more insensible, superlative most insensible)
- Unable to be perceived by the senses.
- They fall away, / And languish with insensible decay.
- Incapable or deprived of physical sensation.
- Unable to be understood; unintelligible.
- Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.
- 1736, Matthew Hale, Historia Placitorum Coronæ
- If it make the indictment be insensible or uncertain, […] it shall be quashed.
- 1736, Matthew Hale, Historia Placitorum Coronæ
- Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent.
- Lost in their loves, insensible of shame.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Modern Library Edition (1995), page 138
- In spite of her deep-rooted dislike, she could not be insensible to the compliment of such a man's affection...
- Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.
- Synonym: insensitive
Antonyms
- sensible
Derived terms
- insensibility
- insensibly
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French insensible, from Late Latin ?ns?nsibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.s??.sibl/
- Homophone: insensibles
Adjective
insensible (plural insensibles)
- insensible
- impervious
Further reading
- “insensible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin ?ns?nsibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /insen?sible/, [?n.s?n?si.??le]
Adjective
insensible (plural insensibles)
- insensible, insensitive, callous, cold, tactless
- Antonym: sensible
Related terms
- insensibilidad (possibly derived)
Further reading
- “insensible” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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