insipient








noun Archaic.

  1. lack of wisdom; foolishness.

noun

  1. archaic lack of wisdom
adj.

“foolish,” mid-15c., from Latin insipientem (nominative insipiens) “unwise, foolish,” from in- “not” (see in- (1)) + sapientem (see sapient). “Now mostly, or wholly, disused to avoid confusion with incipient” [OED].

n.

early 15c., “lack of wisdom, foolishness,” from Old French insipience, from Latin insipientia “folly,” from insipientem (see insipient).

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