"insentient" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more insentient [comparative], most insentient [superlative]
Etymology: From in- + sentient. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|sentient}} in- + sentient Head templates: {{en-adj}} insentient (comparative more insentient, superlative most insentient)
  1. Having no consciousness or animation; not sentient. Translations (having no consciousness or animation): неодушевен (neoduševen) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-insentient-en-adj-K~SY7VP1 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'having no consciousness or animation': 97 3
  2. Insensitive, indifferent.
    Sense id: en-insentient-en-adj-iRxJjtuL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 85
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