insensé

See also: insense

French

Etymology

From in- +‎ sensé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.sɑ̃.se/

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Adjective

insensé (feminine insensée, masculine plural insensés, feminine plural insensées)

1. insane, crazy
   • 1959, Jacques Brel (lyrics and music), “Ne me quitte pas”:

     Je t’inventerai des mots insensés / Que tu comprendras

     I'll make up crazy words / That you'll understand

2. mindless, meaningless

   Synonym: absurde

3. (colloquial) phenomenal

Further reading

• “insensé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.