different between naturel vs nascent

Breton

Etymology

Borrowed from French naturel.

Adjective

naturel

1. naturally

French

Etymology

From Middle French naturel, from Old French natural, a borrowing from Latin n?t?r?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ty.??l/

Adjective

naturel (feminine singular naturelle, masculine plural naturels, feminine plural naturelles)

1. natural

Derived terms

• au naturel
• chassez le naturel, il revient au galop
• entier naturel
• gaz naturel
• naturellement
• nombre naturel
• sélection naturelle
• surnaturel
• zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique

Related terms

• nature
• naturalité

Further reading

• “naturel” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• Laurent

Ladin

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin n?t?r?lis.

Adjective

naturel m (feminine singular naturela, masculine plural naturei, feminine plural natureles)

1. natural

Middle English

Adjective

naturel

1. Alternative form of natural

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French natural, borrowed from Latin n?t?r?lis.

Adjective

naturel m (feminine singular naturelle, masculine plural naturels, feminine plural naturelles)

1. natural

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nasc?ns, nasc?ntis, present participle of nascor (“I am born”). Doublet of naissant.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /?ne?.s?nt/, /?næs.?nt/
• ,

Adjective

nascent (not comparable)

1. Emerging; just coming into existence.
2. (mathematics, obsolete) 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.
3. Describing the state, aspect, or practice of an abstract concept.
4. (chemistry) 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.

Synonyms

• (emerging): emergent, emerging, immature, inchoate, incipient, infant, in statu nascendi

Antonyms

• dying
• moribund

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

References

• nascent at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “nascent”, in Online Etymology Dictionary