INSENTIENT

insentient, insensate

(adjective) devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation; ā€œinsentient (or insensate) stoneā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

insentient (comparative more insentient, superlative most insentient)

having no consciousness or animation; not sentient

Insensitive, indifferent

Source: Wiktionary


In*sen"ti*ent, a.

Definition: Not sentient; not having perception, or the power of perception. The . . . attributes of an insentient, inert substance. Reid. But there can be nothing like to this sensation in the rose, because it is insentient. Sir W. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; ā€œCesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentationsā€


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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