Desipience
//dɪˈsɪpɪəns// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 silliness, folly uncountable
"Half by desipience, half by proclivity, he had come to live in a world where the only significant leisure activities were coupling and consuming."
Example
More examples"Half by desipience, half by proclivity, he had come to live in a world where the only significant leisure activities were coupling and consuming."
Etymology
From Latin desipientia, from desipere (“to be foolish”).
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