Nascent

Quick meaning: Nascent is an adjective meaning Emerging; just coming into existence.

Meaning

Emerging; just coming into existence.

More Meanings

1. Describing the state, aspect, or practice of an abstract concept.
2. (heraldry) Naissant.
3. (mathematics, obsolete) Describing a quantity of object that is starting to grow from zero or an infinitesimal beginning. Also the creation or identification of an infinitesimal delta.
4. (chemistry) Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.

Example Sentences

[...] in chief a demi lion nascent gules.

For, as we have ſhewn, the original Uſe of it was to ſupport naſcent Hero-Worſhip.

[…] charges of blazonry, bends sinister and bends dexter, lions couchant, lions nascent, and[…]

Marks of the makers : the initials of the maker and the arms of the town : a lion nascent with three flames.

Synonyms for nascent

Depending on context, synonyms include emergent, emerging, immature, inchoate, incipient, aborning.

Antonyms for nascent

Common opposites include dying, moribund.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include emergent, emerging, aborning, incipient, inchoate, resulting.

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