25 December 2017
insensate
[in-sen-seyt, -sit]
adjective
1. not endowed with sensation; inanimate:
insensate stone.
2. without human feeling or sensitivity; cold; cruel; brutal.
3. without sense, understanding, or judgment; foolish.
Origin of insensate
Late Latin
1510-1520 First recorded in 1510-20, insensate is from the Late Latin word insēnsātus irrational. See in-3, sensate
Related forms
insensately, adverb
insensateness, noun
Synonyms
1. lifeless, inorganic. 2. insensible. 3. stupid, irrational, senseless, witless, dumb.
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Examples from the Web for insensate
Contemporary Examples
He was “overwhelmed by the feeling” that “the Suffolk expanses” had “shrunk once and for all to a single, blind, insensate spot.”
Walking In The Footsteps Of W.G. Sebald, Hiker, Novelist, Strange Genius
Edward Platt
June 4, 2014
Historical Examples
It was insensate folly on his part, ridiculous from any point of view.
The Black Bag
Louis Joseph Vance
More than once he had hoped the insensate fury of the blizzard might abate.
Nan of Music Mountain
Frank H. Spearman
Anagram
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Today’s quote
My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?
– Bob Hope
On this day
25 December 1876 – birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the father of Pakistan. Leader of the Muslim League calling for the creation of Pakistan. Served as Pakistan’s first Governor-General from 15 August 1947 until his death on 11 September 1948. Pakistan celebrates his birthday with a national holiday.
25 December 1914 – Soldiers from Britain, Germany, Russia and France agree to a ‘Christmas’ truce. They crossed no-man’s land and wished each other ‘Merry Christmas’ in each nation’s language.
25 December 1974 – Cyclone Tracy strikes Darwin, Northern Territory, killing 71 people and flattening 70% of the city, leaving 41,000 homeless (out of a population of 47,000). The cyclone had winds up to 240km/h, central pressure of 950 hectorpascals,
25 December 1991 – Soviet President Gorbachev resigns, declaring the Soviet presidency extinct, and hands power to Russian President Boris Yeltsin, effectively bringing an end to the Soviet Union.
25 December 2006 – death of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul. He was born 3 May 1933.
25 December 2008 – death of Eartha Kitt, American singer and actress. She played Catwoman in the 1960’s Batman TV series. Two of her more famous songs were ‘C’est Si Bon’ and ‘Santa Baby’. She was born on 17 January 1927.