‖ niaiserie
(nɪˈeɪzərɪ)
Also 7 -ery.
[F. niaiserie, f. niais(e simple, foolish.]
Simplicity; foolishness; an instance of this.
| 1657 J. Sergeant Schism Dispach't To Rdr. A iv b, The one makes his advantage from niaisery and shyness, the other from boldness. 1697 ― Solid Philos. a 6 Out of Niaiserie and Shamefastness. 1832 Philol. Mus. I. 651 As if a universal deluge of niaiserie..had whelmed the island. 1851 Fraser's Mag. XLIV. 632 The recollection of the little niaiseries of style in which he indulged..has vanished. |