Nascency

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈneɪsÉ™nsi/

Full definition of nascency

Noun

1. A state of incipiency; a quality of nascence.
• 1889, William James and , "The Psychological Theory of Extension," Mind, vol. 14, no. 53, p. 108:We are, therefore, sure in advance, of being right, if we say of any perception that first it didn't exist, and that then there was a mere suggestion and nascency of it, which grew more definite, until, at last, the thing itself was fully established.