nascency
State of beginning
Nascency is the state of being born or coming into existence—the earliest stage of development.
The word is rare and literary, appearing mostly in formal or academic contexts: the nascency of a political movement, in its nascency, the technology showed promise.
The adjective nascent is far more common.
Founding moment
- genesisPoint of creation
- commencementAct of starting
- dawnDay's first glow
- outsetInitial point of something
onset · initiation · origination · threshold · advent · alpha · conception · foundation
Initial emergence phase
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
arising · awakening · manifestation · unveiling · appearance · surfacing · coming into being · taking shape
Increase in size
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- progressionSequential forward movement
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
blossoming · ripening · cultivation · advancement · flourishing · unfolding · early development · coming of age
inception
Founding moment
- genesisPoint of creation
- commencementAct of starting
- dawnDay's first glow
outset · onset · initiation · origination · threshold · advent · alpha · conception · foundation · inauguration
incipience
Initial emergence phase
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
budding · arising · awakening · manifestation · unveiling · appearance · surfacing · coming into being · taking shape · first signs
growth
Increase in size
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- progressionSequential forward movement
flowering · blossoming · ripening · cultivation · advancement · flourishing · unfolding · early development · coming of age · taking root
nascencymaturity
Full growth achieved
senescence · ripeness · culmination · adulthood · decline