insipience en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈsɪp.i.əns/
Etymology
From Latin insipientia: compare Old French insipience.Equivalent to in- + sapience.
Meanings
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(archaic, uncountable) stupidity; folly
the Insipience of the Many of the Age
a. 1696, Thomas Beverley, Treatise: