Definition of 'nascent'

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nascent

(neɪsənt )

adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

Nascent things or processes are just beginning, and are expected to become stronger or to grow bigger.

[formal]

...Kenya's nascent democracy.

...the still nascent science of psychology.

Synonyms: developing, beginning, dawning, evolving More Synonyms of nascent

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nascent in British

(ˈnæsənt , ˈneɪ-)

adjective

starting to grow or develop; being born

2. chemistry

(of an element or simple compound, esp hydrogen) created within the reaction medium in the atomic form and having a high activity

Derived forms

nascence (ˈnascence) or nascency (ˈnascency)

noun

Word origin of 'nascent'

C17: from Latin nascēns present participle of nāscī to be born

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nascent in American

(ˈnæsənt ; nasˈənt; ˈneɪsənt ; nāˈsənt)

adjective

coming into being; being born

beginning to form, start, grow, or develop

said of ideas, cultures, etc.

3. Chemistry

designating or of the state of an element just released from a compound and having unusual chemical activity because atoms of the element have not combined to form molecules

nascent chlorine

Derived forms

nascence (ˈnascence)

noun or ˈnascency

Word origin of 'nascent'

L nascens, prp. of nasci, to be born: see genus

Example sentences containing 'nascent'

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Which might pose an interesting challenge for this nascent superstar industry. Times, Sunday Times (2012)Public sector cuts are still casting a shadow on this nascent recovery. Times, Sunday Times (2010)It would further the galloping consolidation under way in a nascent industry. Times, Sunday Times (2014)He was something of a pioneer in the nascent green movement and it has been a consistent theme in his work since. Times, Sunday Times (2007)The threat of free web-based applications is still nascent. Times, Sunday Times (2007)The discovery gave a big boost to the nascent Green movement. Times, Sunday Times (2009)Like most of the nascent green industry, that drive also relies almost totally on the government. Times, Sunday Times (2010)The danger is that slowing growth in China puts paid to this nascent recovery. Times, Sunday Times (2013)And ironically, that image did more than anything to galvanise the nascent ecology movement. Times, Sunday Times (2007)China's nascent aircraft industry may also be a competitor by the time the new planes are launched. Times, Sunday Times (2008)The jump organisers hoped to test whether parachuting from immense heights could prove a viable means of escape for the nascent commercial space industry. Times, Sunday Times (2012)A still more suggestive nascent realism is in architecture. The Times Literary Supplement (2012)The name of the game now is to trumpet the nascent economic recovery, and take credit for it. Times, Sunday Times (2009)But it also stymied Egypt's nascent transition towards democracy. Times, Sunday Times (2013)In the postwar world, when the nascent conservative movement was finding its identity, an awful lot was up for grabs. Christianity Today (2000)