单词 | insipience |
释义 | insipience[ in-sip-ee-uhns ] / ɪnˈsɪp i əns / noun Archaic.lack of wisdom; foolishness. Origin of insipience1375–1425; 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 OTHER WORDS FROM insipiencein·sip·i·ent, adjectivein·sip·i·ent·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH insipienceincipient, insipid, insipientWords nearby insipiencein single file, insinuate, insinuating, insinuation, insipid, insipience, insist, insistence, insistency, insistent, in situ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for insipience
British Dictionary definitions for insipienceinsipience / (ɪnˈsɪpɪəns) / nounarchaic lack of wisdom Derived forms of insipienceinsipient, adjectiveinsipiently, adverbWord Origin for insipienceC15: from Latin insipientia, from in- 1 + sapientia wisdom; see sapient Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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