incipientadj.n.

Brit.

/ɪnˈsɪpɪənt/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈsɪpiənt/

Etymology: < Latin incipient-em, present participle of incipĕre to begin.

A. adj.

Beginning; commencing; coming into, or in an early stage of, existence; in an initial stage.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [adjective] > in early stages

buddinga1586

infant1594

embryon1613

embryous1628

inchoateda1631

inchoativea1631

crepusculous1646

rudimentary1648

rudimental1658

embryo1659

incipient1669

crepuscular1679

dawninga1700

initiant1740

germing1749

embryotic1761

germinal1804

embryonic1825

embryonary1833

inchoanta1876

adawn1881

1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 164 Incipient putrefaction.

1764 J. Grainger Sugar-cane iv. 148 (note) The juice of the leaves, dropt into the eye, will remove incipient films.

1781 S. Johnson Addison in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets V. 35 The flying vapours of incipient madness.

1803 T. Beddoes Hygëia III. x. 20 It is affirmed that the evening and..night are the seasons of most violence with incipient lunatics.

1813 H. Davy Elements Agric. Chem. vi. 263 A slight incipient fermentation is undoubtedly of use in the dunghill.

1837 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe I. iv. 404 It is evident that Greek was now just incipient at Cambridge.

1869 E. M. Goulburn Pursuit of Holiness vii. 57 The same instinct is found in an incipient and crude state among animals.

B. n.

†1. A beginner; = inceptor n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > novice or beginner

younglingOE

new-comeOE

novice1340

ginner?c1400

beginner1470

apprentice1489

prentice1489

infant1526

freshmana1557

intrant1560

enterer1565

puny?1570

weakling1575

new comeling1587

novist1587

incipient1589

puisne1592

abecedary1596

neophyte1600

abecedarian1603

bachelor1604

novelist?1608

alphabetary1611

breeching boy1611

tiro1611

alphabetarian1614

principiant1619

unexperienced1622

velvet head1631

undergraduatea1659

young stager1664

greenhorn1672

battledore boy1693

youngster1706

tironist1716

novitiatea1734

recruit1749

griffin1793

initiate1811

Johnny Newcome1815

Johnny Raw1823

griff1829

plebe1833

Johnny-come-lately1839

new chum1851

blanc-bec1853

fledgling1856

rookie1868

elementarian1876

tenderfoot1881

shorthorn1888

new kid1894

cheechako1897

ring-neck1898

Johnny1901

rook1902

fresh meat1908

malihini1914

initiand1915

stooge1930

intakea1943

cub1966

1589 T. Nashe Anat. Absurditie sig. Eii This I speake to shew what an obloquie, these impudent incipients in Arts, are vnto Art.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Incipiente, an incipient, a beginner.

2. Hebrew Grammar. The verbal ‘tense’ or form with prefixed servile letters, variously called Future, Present, and Imperfect.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > tense > [noun] > other specific tenses

definite1530

incipient1866

1866 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Exodus iii. 14 It [present tense] is..the only form fit to express the Hebrew incipient.

Compounds

incipient species n. a group of plants or animals in the process of becoming sufficiently distinct to be described as a full species.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > taxonomy > taxon > [noun] > species or sub-species

shapec1400

species1608

subspecies1681

semispecies1825

infima species1843

conspeciesa1856

incipient species1859

relic1873

biological species1876

biological race1878

microspecies1897

clan1916

Jordanon1916

twin species1931

supraspecies1938

sibling species1940

species pair1942

phenon1943

biospecies1953

ochlospecies1962

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species ii. 52 A well-marked variety may be justly called an incipient species... It need not be supposed that all varieties or incipient species necessarily attain the rank of species.

1942 E. Mayr Systematics & Origin of Species vii. 156 Some subspecies are incipient species, or subspecies are potentially incipient species.

1963 P. H. Davis & V. H. Heywood Princ. Angiosperm Taxon. iii. 100 There is a tendency to regard subspecies as incipient species.

1971 Nature 2 Apr. 275/2 In D[rosophila] paulistorum there are a number of incipient species (usually called ‘semispecies’).

Derivatives

inˈcipiently adv. in an incipient manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [adverb] > in early stages

inchoately1627

inchoatively1649

embryonately1665

rudimentarily1837

incipiently1856

nascently1856

embryonically1899

1856 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1893 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ II. 231 Christ is incipiently becoming the inrooted Righteousness of every man who..deplores his inherent sinfulness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	incipient
释义	incipientadj.n. Brit. /ɪnˈsɪpɪənt/, U.S. /ᵻnˈsɪpiənt/ Etymology: < Latin incipient-em, present participle of incipĕre to begin. A. adj. Beginning; commencing; coming into, or in an early stage of, existence; in an initial stage. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [adjective] > in early stages buddinga1586 infant1594 embryon1613 embryous1628 inchoateda1631 inchoativea1631 crepusculous1646 rudimentary1648 rudimental1658 embryo1659 incipient1669 crepuscular1679 dawninga1700 initiant1740 germing1749 embryotic1761 germinal1804 embryonic1825 embryonary1833 inchoanta1876 adawn1881 1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 164 Incipient putrefaction. 1764 J. Grainger Sugar-cane iv. 148 (note) The juice of the leaves, dropt into the eye, will remove incipient films. 1781 S. Johnson Addison in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets V. 35 The flying vapours of incipient madness. 1803 T. Beddoes Hygëia III. x. 20 It is affirmed that the evening and..night are the seasons of most violence with incipient lunatics. 1813 H. Davy Elements Agric. Chem. vi. 263 A slight incipient fermentation is undoubtedly of use in the dunghill. 1837 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe I. iv. 404 It is evident that Greek was now just incipient at Cambridge. 1869 E. M. Goulburn Pursuit of Holiness vii. 57 The same instinct is found in an incipient and crude state among animals. B. n. †1. A beginner; = inceptor n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > novice or beginner younglingOE new-comeOE novice1340 ginner?c1400 beginner1470 apprentice1489 prentice1489 infant1526 freshmana1557 intrant1560 enterer1565 puny?1570 weakling1575 new comeling1587 novist1587 incipient1589 puisne1592 abecedary1596 neophyte1600 abecedarian1603 bachelor1604 novelist?1608 alphabetary1611 breeching boy1611 tiro1611 alphabetarian1614 principiant1619 unexperienced1622 velvet head1631 undergraduatea1659 young stager1664 greenhorn1672 battledore boy1693 youngster1706 tironist1716 novitiatea1734 recruit1749 griffin1793 initiate1811 Johnny Newcome1815 Johnny Raw1823 griff1829 plebe1833 Johnny-come-lately1839 new chum1851 blanc-bec1853 fledgling1856 rookie1868 elementarian1876 tenderfoot1881 shorthorn1888 new kid1894 cheechako1897 ring-neck1898 Johnny1901 rook1902 fresh meat1908 malihini1914 initiand1915 stooge1930 intakea1943 cub1966 1589 T. Nashe Anat. Absurditie sig. Eii This I speake to shew what an obloquie, these impudent incipients in Arts, are vnto Art. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Incipiente, an incipient, a beginner. 2. Hebrew Grammar. The verbal ‘tense’ or form with prefixed servile letters, variously called Future, Present, and Imperfect. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > tense > [noun] > other specific tenses definite1530 incipient1866 1866 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Exodus iii. 14 It [present tense] is..the only form fit to express the Hebrew incipient. Compounds incipient species n. a group of plants or animals in the process of becoming sufficiently distinct to be described as a full species. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > taxonomy > taxon > [noun] > species or sub-species shapec1400 species1608 subspecies1681 semispecies1825 infima species1843 conspeciesa1856 incipient species1859 relic1873 biological species1876 biological race1878 microspecies1897 clan1916 Jordanon1916 twin species1931 supraspecies1938 sibling species1940 species pair1942 phenon1943 biospecies1953 ochlospecies1962 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species ii. 52 A well-marked variety may be justly called an incipient species... It need not be supposed that all varieties or incipient species necessarily attain the rank of species. 1942 E. Mayr Systematics & Origin of Species vii. 156 Some subspecies are incipient species, or subspecies are potentially incipient species. 1963 P. H. Davis & V. H. Heywood Princ. Angiosperm Taxon. iii. 100 There is a tendency to regard subspecies as incipient species. 1971 Nature 2 Apr. 275/2 In D[rosophila] paulistorum there are a number of incipient species (usually called ‘semispecies’). Derivatives inˈcipiently adv. in an incipient manner. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [adverb] > in early stages inchoately1627 inchoatively1649 embryonately1665 rudimentarily1837 incipiently1856 nascently1856 embryonically1899 1856 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1893 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ II. 231 Christ is incipiently becoming the inrooted Righteousness of every man who..deplores his inherent sinfulness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1589
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