puutunut — meaning in English

English meaning

• asleep adj In a state of sleep.
• numb adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.

Senses

puutunut is used for these senses in English:

• asleep (of a body part) Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
• numb Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.

asleep — full definition

1. adj In a state of sleep.
2. adj Numb or tingling, describing a limb that has lost normal feeling from lack of blood flow.

numb — full definition

1. adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.
2. adj Unable to feel or respond emotionally, often after shock or grief.
3. verb To make (something) unable to feel physical sensation, or to dull an emotion.

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