incipiency

noun

in·​cip·​i·​en·​cy in-ˈsi-pē-ən(t)-sē 

: the state or fact of being incipient : beginning

Synonyms

• alpha
• baseline
• beginning
• birth
• commencement
• dawn
• day one
• genesis
• get-go
• git-go
• inception
• incipience
• kickoff
• launch
• morning
• nascence
• nascency
• onset
• outset
• start
• threshold

Examples of incipiency in a Sentence

from its incipiency the city's monthlong festival of the performing arts has been a great success

Recent Examples on the Web

The incipiency of our polarization was evident during the Watergate years. —Jane Greenway Carr, CNN, 12 June 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

incipiency

noun

in·​cip·​i·​en·​cy in-ˈsip-ē-ən-sē 

: the fact or state of being incipient

Medical Definition

incipiency

noun

in·​cip·​i·​en·​cy -ən-sē 

plural incipiencies

: the state or fact of being incipient : the beginning of something