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Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin īnsēnsibilis. By surface analysis, in- + sensível.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
- Hyphenation: in‧sen‧sí‧vel
Adjective
insensível m or f (plural insensíveis, comparable, comparative mais insensível, superlative o mais insensível or insensibilíssimo)
- cold, tactless, undiplomatic, insensitive (not having normal emotional feelings)
- Synonym: (uncommon) insensitivo
Further reading
- “insensível”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “insensível”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “insensível” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “insensível”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “insensível”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “insensível”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024