insipient

insipient
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  • Insipient — In*sip i*ent, a. [L. insipiens; pref. in not + sapiens wise.] Wanting wisdom; stupid; foolish. [R.] Clarendon. n. An insipient person. [R.] Fryth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • insipient — (adj.) foolish, mid 15c., from L. insipientem (nom. insipiens) unwise, foolish, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + sapientem (see SAPIENT (Cf. sapient)). Now mostly, or wholly, disused to avoid confusion with incipient [OED] …   Etymology dictionary

  • insipient — nt adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin insipient , insipiens, from in in (I) + sapient , sapiens wise, from present participle of sapere to taste, have taste more at sage archaic : lacking wisdom …   Useful english dictionary

  • insipient — adj. foolish, unwise, lacking judgement n. one who is foolish …   English contemporary dictionary

  • insipient — in·sip·i·ent …   English syllables

  • insipience — insipient, adj. insipiently, adv. /in sip ee euhns/, n. Archaic. lack of wisdom; foolishness. [1375 1425; late ME < L insipientia foolishness, equiv. to insipient s. of insipiens foolish (in IN 3 + sipient , comb. form of sapient SAPIENT) + ia;… …   Universalium

  • insipience — ə̇nˈsipēən(t)s noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French, from Latin insipientia folly, from insipient , insipiens insipient + …   Useful english dictionary

  • insipience — early 15c., lack of wisdom, foolishness, from O.Fr. insipience, from L. insipientia folly, from insipientem (see INSIPIENT (Cf. insipient)) …   Etymology dictionary

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