Insensiblemente (en. Insensibly)

/in.sen.si.ble.mente/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
adverb
In an insensible manner, without being perceivable.
The temperature gradually decreased insensibly until it reached 10 degrees.
La temperatura fue disminuyendo insensiblemente hasta alcanzar los 10 grados.
Without awareness or reflection on what is being done.
Insensibly, he let himself be carried away by the group’s current.
Insensiblemente, se fue dejando llevar por la corriente del grupo.
Gradually and almost imperceptibly.
Over time, the changes in his personality occurred insensibly.
Con el tiempo, los cambios en su personalidad ocurrieron insensiblemente.

Etymology

Derived from 'insensible', with the suffix '-ly' that forms adverbs.

Common Phrases and Expressions

insensibly to the passage of time
Without noticing how time goes by.
insensiblemente al paso del tiempo
to fall insensibly
To succumb without realizing it.
caer insensiblemente

Related Words

insensible
That does not feel or show sensitivity.
insensible
sensible
That can feel or show sensitivity.
sensible

Slang Meanings

Without realizing it.
I was insensibly carried away by his words.
Me dejé llevar insensiblemente por sus palabras.
Almost without thinking.
He acted insensibly, following the trend.
Actuó insensiblemente, siguiendo la moda.