nascent

nascent
Synonyms and related words:
abecedarian, aboriginal, antenatal, autochthonous, beginning, budding, creative, elemental, elementary, embryonic, fetal, formative, foundational, fundamental, gestatory, in embryo, in its infancy, in the bud, inaugural, inceptive, inchoate, inchoative, incipient, incunabular, infant, infantile, initial, initiative, initiatory, introductory, inventive, natal, original, parturient, postnatal, pregnant, prenatal, primal, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primogenial, procreative, rudimental, rudimentary, ur

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  • Nascent — Nas cent, a. [L. nascens, entis, p. pr. nasci to be born. See {Nation}, and cf. {Naissant}.] 1. Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ. [1913 Webster] Nascent passions and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nascent — may refer to: Birth Nascent hydrogen Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba National Park, a national park of Brazil Nascent polypeptide associated complex alpha polypeptide, a human gene Nascent market This disambiguation page lists articles associated with… …   Wikipedia

  • nascent — [nas′ənt, nā′sənt] adj. [L nascens, prp. of nasci, to be born: see GENUS] 1. coming into being; being born 2. beginning to form, start, grow, or develop: said of ideas, cultures, etc. 3. Chem. designating or of the state of an element just… …   English World dictionary

  • nascent — index inchoate, incipient, initial, original (initial), primary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • nascent — (adj.) 1620s, from L. nascentem (nom. nascens) arising young, immature, prp. of nasci to be born (Old L. gnasci; see GENUS (Cf. genus)). Related: Nascence (1560s); nascency …   Etymology dictionary

  • nascent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ just coming into existence and beginning to develop. ORIGIN from Latin nasci be born …   English terms dictionary

  • nascent — adjective Etymology: Latin nascent , nascens, present participle of nasci to be born more at nation Date: circa 1624 coming or having recently come into existence < a nascent middle class > < her nascent singing career > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nascent — nascence, nascency, n. /nas euhnt, nay seuhnt/, adj. 1. beginning to exist or develop: the nascent republic. 2. Chem. (of an element) in the nascent state. [1615 25; < L nascent (s. of nascens), prp. of nasci to be born, arise, equiv. to na(tus)… …   Universalium

  • nascent — [[t]næ̱s(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Nascent things or processes are just beginning, and are expected to become stronger or to grow bigger. [FORMAL] Kenya s nascent democracy was threatened by conflict yesterday. ...the still nascent science of… …   English dictionary

  • nascent — 1. Beginning; being born or produced. 2. Denoting the state of a chemical element at the moment it is set free from one of its compounds. [L. nascor, pres. p. nascens, to be born] * * * na·scent nas ənt, nās adj 1) coming or having recently come… …   Medical dictionary

  • nascent — nas|cent [ˈnæsənt] adj [usually before noun] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of nasci to be born ] coming into existence or starting to develop ▪ the country s nascent democracy ▪ their nascent manufacturing… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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