fledgling
15
6.4
- adjective
- /ˈflɛdʒlɪŋ/
:
incipiente
- Subsequently, two men were dispatched from Chicago to help organize the fledgling community.
- a fledgling democracy
- a fledgling network
- a fledgling community
But Ash got these amazing guests as this show was in its fledgling years.
- But Ash got these amazing guests as this show was in its fledgling years.
- And by the time those founders met out in Saybrook and then moved this fledgling little college over to New Haven.
- They were freedom fighters, visionaries, leaders who now found themselves in the uncharted waters of governing their fledgling democracies.
Examples
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As a fledgling artist, she faced many challenges but remained determined to improve her skills.
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Throughout 2005, U.S. and coalition forces were protecting a fledgling democracy in Iraq.
Academic text (2007) -
And you know nothing about me or my fledgling career.
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But Ash got these amazing guests as this show was in its fledgling years.
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Although much has been learned, research into girls and gaming is in a fledgling state.
Academic text (2004) -
In response, the fledgling merchant community attracted a different kind of individual.
Academic text (2007) -
In fact, the fledgling democracy he endorsed was itself lifted in part from the ancient Greeks.
Academic text (2004) -
Holley and Robert Thurston, ASME's first president, were the guiding lights of the fledgling organization.
Academic text (2006) -
They were freedom fighters, visionaries, leaders who now found themselves in the uncharted waters of governing their fledgling democracies.
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The fledgling startup attracted significant investment due to its innovative ideas and enthusiastic team.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not old and in an early stage of life
∞
1.0
Young and not fully grown
16
8.1
Beginning to exist and showing signs of future growth
15
3.0
Not fully grown, like a young plant or animal
5
8.4
Not yet mature and lacking experience
4
7.2
At an early stage before a plan or project is fully ready
3
4.1
Beginning to show promise in a job or activity
2
1.1
Just created or started very recently
1
9.5
Inexperienced and not fully trained, often a young person or group
Antonyms
Compounds
How Experienced
15
6.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fledgling as an adjective for people or things comes from fledge 'to grow feathers' plus -ling 'young one', and it pictures someone or something new and inexperienced that is still learning to 'fly' in a skill or role.