Incipient

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ɪnˈsɪp.i.É™nt/Rhymes: -ɪpiÉ™nt

Origin

From Latin incipiēns, present participle of incipiō ("begin").

Full definition of incipient

Adjective

1. In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.After 500 years, incipient towns appeared.Employees shall be familiarized with the use of a fire extinguisher in incipient stage fire fighting.

Synonyms

• (beginning) beginning, commencing, emerging, starting, inchoate, nascent

Noun

1. (countable, obsolete) beginner
2. (uncountable, grammar) A verb tense of the Hebrew language.

Synonyms

• (beginner) beginner, inceptor

Related terms

• inception
• incipience
• incipiency
• incipiently
• incipit