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insensibility vs insensitivity

insensitivity vs insensibility

insensibility and insensitivity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
insensibility Yes No No No
insensitivity Yes No No No
As nouns, insensitivity is a hypernym of insensibility; that is, insensitivity is a word with a broader meaning than insensibility:
  • insensibility: devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
  • insensitivity: the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
Other hypernyms of insensibility include insensitiveness.
insensibility (noun) insensitivity (noun)
devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
a lack of sensibility
Difference between insensibility and insensitivity

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