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incipiency

incipiency

1 9.9
The state of just beginning to exist or appear
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈsɪpiənsi/
  • Formal
: incipiencia
  • The incipiency of the project excited everyone involved.

Examples

  • Many historians debate the incipiency of the civil rights movement in America.

  • The incipiency of the project was marked by uncertainty and excitement.

  • Economic reforms were evident in their incipiency, with only minor changes taking place at first.

  • In its incipiency, the idea seemed far-fetched.

  • The project's incipiency was evident in the initial brainstorming sessions.

  • In its incipiency, the new policy sparked a lot of discussion among the staff.

  • The incipiency of spring was marked by the first blooming flowers in the garden.

Synonyms

incipience
vsincipiency
  • Formal
1 9.8

The start of something when it first appears

is the same meaning expressed as an alternative spelling

Antonyms

completion
107 2.4

The act of finishing a task or project

maturity
96 3.3

A state of being fully grown in body, mind, or feelings

How Developed

maturity
96 3.3
development
789 2.5
emergence
57 4.9
incipiency
  • Formal
1 9.9

Surface Forms

incipiency singular
incipiencies plural

Morphology

incipiency = incipient (transparent) = incipi + ency

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'incipient' using the suffix '-ency', producing the state or quality of beginning.

Etymology

Incipiency comes from Latin incipere, 'to begin', built from in- 'in' and capere 'to take', and the same idea is in the word capture 'to take', so you can imagine something being 'taken up' or started for the first time. So, incipiency means the state of beginning or just starting to appear.