desipience

English

Etymology

Latin desipientia, from desipere ‘to be foolish’.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈsɪpɪəns/

Noun

desipience (uncountable)

1. silliness, folly

   • 1965: Half by desipience, half by proclivity, he had come to live in a world where the only significant leisure activities were coupling and consuming. — John Fowles, The Magus