nascent
🇺🇸 /ˈneɪsənt/
📖 Definitions
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adjective
Just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential; in the process of being born or developing.; In a state of emerging or beginning to develop; not yet fully formed or mature.; (Chemistry) In the state of being newly formed or liberated, especially referring to atoms or molecules at the moment of their formation, often more reactive than in their normal state.; (Biology) Beginning to grow or develop; in an early stage of formation, as a nascent polypeptide chain during protein synthesis.; (Archaic) Being born; in the act of birth.
🔗 Details
Word forms
Collocations
nascent stagenascent democracynascent industrynascent technologynascent movementnascent state
Derivatives
nascencenascencynascently
Synonyms
emergingincipientbuddingfledglingdevelopingembryonic
Antonyms
matureestablisheddeveloped
Commonly confused
recent
EN: 'Recent' means having happened not long ago; 'nascent' means just beginning to exist or develop, emphasizing potential rather than recency.
nascence
EN: 'Nascence' is the noun form meaning the state of being nascent; 'nascent' is the adjective.
Spelling tips
EN: Remember the 'sc' combination in the middle: n-a-s-c-e-n-t. It is often misspelled as 'nacent' or 'nascent' with a double 's'.
💬 Examples
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The nascent democracy faced many challenges in its early years.
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She recognized the nascent talent in the young musician and encouraged him to pursue his studies.
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Nascent hydrogen is more reactive than molecular hydrogen and can reduce compounds that molecular hydrogen cannot.
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The ribosome releases the nascent polypeptide chain once translation is complete.
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The poet wrote of the nascent child as a symbol of hope for the new century.