desinence (desinens)

[ Fettering together the series of the verses, with the bonds of like cadence or desinence of rhyme. Bp . Hall , Satires, Postscript. desinent (des'i-nent), a. [L. desinen (t-)s, ppr. of desinere , cease, end, close, de , off, + sinere, leave.] Ending; terminal. ... Six tritons, their upper parts human, their desinent parts fish. B. Jonson, Masque of Blackne . desipience (dē-sip'i-ens), n. [= Sp. desipiencia , desipient i a , foolishne , desipien (t-)s, foolish: see desipient .] Silline ; trifling; nonsense. [Rare.] The desipience of such a man as John Locke is never out of place, and is as sweet to listen to now as it could have been to his thoughtful and affectionate self to indulge in. Dr. J. Brown, Spare Hours, 3d ser., Int., p. 37. desipient (dē-sip'i-ent), a. [= Sp. desipiente , desipien (t-) s , ppr. of desipere , be foolish, de priv. + sapere , be wise: see sapient .] Trifling; foolish; playful. Smart . [Rare.]