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Insentient \In*sen"ti*ent\, a.
Not sentient; not having perception, or the power of
perception; devoid of feeling, consciousness and animation;
inanimate; as, insentient stone. Opposite of {sentient}.
[WordNet sense 13]

Syn: inanimate, insensate.
[1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]

The . . . attributes of an insentient, inert
substance. --Reid.
[1913 Webster]

But there can be nothing like to this sensation in
the rose, because it is insentient. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
[1913 Webster]

2. incapable of sensation.

Syn: insensate, insensible.
[WordNet 1.5]