incipient

Meaning

Adj

In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A beginner.
2. A verb tense of the Hebrew language.

Synonyms

beginning

initial

inchoate

starting

primary

first

1st

original

emerging

fatuous

fool

foolish

inane

inceptive

inchoative

inept

infant

insensate

introductory

nascent

nitwitted

nonsensical

rudimentary

sappy

senseless

silly

unwise

witless

goofy

Arctic

slap-happy

blithering

budding

commencing

daffy

daft

embryonic

Translations

incipiente

incipiente

incipiente

naissant

commençant

incipiente

başlangıç

incipient

ανόητος

inchoatif

initial

incipit

initial

abgehend

αρχόμενος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈsɪp.i.ənt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incipiēns, present participle of incipiō (“begin”).