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in⋅sip⋅i⋅ence

  [in-sip-ee-uhns]
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–noun Archaic.
lack of wisdom; foolishness.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L insipientia foolishness, equiv. to insipient- s. of insipiēns foolish (in- in- 3 + -sipient-, comb. form of sapient- sapient ) + -ia; see -ence

Related forms:
in⋅sip⋅i⋅ent, adjective
in⋅sip⋅i⋅ent⋅ly, adverb
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in·sip·i·ence   (ĭn-sĭp'ē-əns)   
n.   Archaic
Lack of wisdom.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin īnsipientia, from īnsipiēns, īnsipient-, not wise : in-, not; see in-1 + sapiēns, wise; see sapient.]
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