desipience

English

Etymology

Latin desipientia, from desipere (“to be foolish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈsɪpɪəns/

Noun

desipience (uncountable)

1. silliness, folly
   • 1965, John Fowles, The Magus:

     Half by desipience, half by proclivity, he had come to live in a world where the only significant leisure activities were coupling and consuming.