# nascent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈneɪ.sənt/ · frequency rank #26,183

## Definitions
1. Emerging; just coming into existence.
2. Describing the state, aspect, or practice of an abstract concept.
3. Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.
4. Naissant.
5. Describing a quantity of object that is starting to grow from zero or an infinitesimal beginning. Also the creation or identification of an infinitesimal delta.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nāscēns, nāscentis, present participle of nāscor (“I am born”). Doublet of naissant.

## Common misspellings (11)
`anscent`, `nacsent`, `nasccent`, `nascennt`, `nascentt`, `nascetn`, `nascnet`, `nasecnt`, `nasscent`, `nnascent`, `nsacent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nascent