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in·sip·i·ence
/
ɪnˈsɪp
i
əns
/
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[
in-
sip
-ee-
uh
ns
]
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noun
Archaic.
lack of wisdom; foolishness.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
<
Latin
insipientia
foolishness, equivalent to
insipient-
stem of
insipiēns
foolish (
in-
in-
3
+
-sipient-,
combining form of
sapient-
sapient
) +
-ia;
see
-ence
Related forms
in·sip·i·ent,
adjective
in·sip·i·ent·ly,
adverb
Can be confused:
incipient
,
insipid
,
insipient.
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insipience
(ɪnˈsɪpɪəns)
—
n
archaic
lack of wisdom
[C15: from Latin
insipientia,
from
in-
1
+
sapientia
wisdom; see
sapient
]
in'sipient
—
adj
in'sipiently
—
adv
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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insipience
(ɪnˈsɪpɪəns)
—
n
archaic
lack of wisdom
[C15: from Latin
insipientia,
from
in-
1
+
sapientia
wisdom; see
sapient
]
in'sipient
—
adj
in'sipiently
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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