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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 in·sen·tient /(ˌ)ɪnˈsɛn(t)ʃ(i)ənt/
 (a.)無知覺的,無生命的,無情的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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. [wns=1+3]
 Syn: -- inanimate, insensate.
    The . . . attributes of an insentient, inert substance.   --Reid.
    But there can be nothing like to this sensation in the rose, because it is insentient.   --Sir W. Hamilton.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 insentient
      adj : devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation;
            "insentient (or insensate) stone" [syn: insensate]
            [ant: sentient]