Nascent: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Nascent adjective. Just coming into existence and beginning to show promise.
How to say it
NAS-unt/ˈnas(ə)nt/ · American /ˈneɪsənt/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (NAS).
Nascent in a sentence
The town’s nascent music scene has three venues and a great deal of ambition.
Investors circled the nascent industry like gulls round a chip van.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- emerging
- budding
- embryonic
- fledgling
Opposite:
- mature
- established
Where nascent comes from
From Latin nasci, to be born.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Investors circled the _____ industry like gulls round a chip van.
- nascent
- defunct
- posthumous
Show the answer
nascent: Investors circled the nascent industry like gulls round a chip van.