insensible
French, adjective/ɛ̃.sɑ̃.sibl/
insensible is spelled I-N-S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E (10 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written French, the 15,828th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insensible is a French adjective meaning “insensible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’éprouve pas de sensations”.
What does insensible mean in English?
adjective
- 1
insensible
- 2
impervious
- 3
unperceivable, imperceptible
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui n’éprouve pas de sensations. 2. Qui n’a pas de sentiment ou le sentiment attendu. 3. Impassible. 4. Imperceptible ; qu’on n’aperçoit ou qui n’est connu que difficilement par les sens, ou même dont on ne peut s’apercevoir.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of insensible
- insensibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce insensible?
- /ɛ̃.sɑ̃.sibl/
- \ɛ̃.sɑ̃.sibl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to insensible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is insensible in French?
insensible appears 3.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).